A new investigation in Harper’s magazine is raising questions about whether the deaths of a number of detainees who were held at Guantanamo Bay Prison should really be classified as homicides. We’ll talk to Scott Horton, Contributing Editor of Harper'sand professor at Columbia Law School. Read the article The Guantánamo “Suicides”: A Camp Delta sergeant blows the whistle.
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Comments [6]
They will never close Gitmo. It is too perfect a location. Watch.
I wouldn't be at all surprised if these suicides were actually murders, but your guest's information is awfully vague and loaded with suppositions.
I don't find Mr Horton's arguments compelling: The camp usually has rigorous suicide prevention procedures, therefore any death is murder?! Instead of concluding they were calculated killings we could just as easily conclude the regulations were not strictly enforced!After all, we all know how complacency can set in. And as for the father's denial regrding the handwriting- come on! What would you expect him to say!?
I don't see why this scenario as a suicide is impossible to believe. Especially considering the individuals involved. I'm not saying that what this guest is presenting is impossible either. But his argument is not the strongest.
What does it mean to be a "contributing editor" at the magazine? Isn't he a "contributing writer"? Does he have other positions at other magazines or institutions?
Is there a suspect or suspects at all? I mean, people in particular? Who's watch they were under?
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