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**ErubTiereedig** · 07-15-2010, 02:00 AM

Welcome to Club Gitmo, Barrack Obama is your host. Enjoy.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010...aking-classes/

Gitmo Detainees Serve Time By Playing Games, Talking to Family on Skype, Taking Classes

By Mike Levine

Published July 13, 2010
| FoxNews.com

Detainees at Camp 4 in Guantanamo Bay can work off energy by playing foosball.

President Obama has not fulfilled his pledge to close the detainee prison at Guantanamo Bay, but he has brought Skype, Playstation3 and "life skills" classes to the detainees at the island facility.

While the 181 men being held in the prison wait to learn their fates after the administration fell through on its January 2010 deadline to move them out, 90 percent now live in a communal environment that includes Skype, the online video chat service, and access to a 17,000-book library.

That's up from 40 percent of detainees a year ago.

The "Twilight" series, a hit among so-called "tweens," is also popular with detainees, the camp's "librarian" said.

Only "highly compliant" detainees can be a part of "communal living," which locks detainees in their cells for four hours a day and means they are "afforded more liberties" and "more freedom of movement," said Lt. Col. Andrew McManus, who oversees operations for the detention camps at Guantanamo Bay, as Fox News tagged along for a tour of the facilities there.

At Camp 6, a minimum security facility within sight of bright Caribbean waters, detainees can now watch flatscreen TVs suspended from above (and encased in protective plastic) or attend classes on personal finance -- all while their feet are chained to the floor.

At first, detainees were offered four channels via satellite television, but now detainees can choose from among 18 channels, including Al Jazeera English, a sports channel, and broadcasts focusing on Tunisia, Libya or Kuwait, according to McManus, who said "nature shows are very popular."

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ErubTiereedig Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 595 Senior Member	Gitmo becoming a 'resort' for terrorists Welcome to Club Gitmo, Barrack Obama is your host. Enjoy. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010...aking-classes/ Gitmo Detainees Serve Time By Playing Games, Talking to Family on Skype, Taking Classes By Mike Levine Published July 13, 2010 \| FoxNews.com Detainees at Camp 4 in Guantanamo Bay can work off energy by playing foosball. President Obama has not fulfilled his pledge to close the detainee prison at Guantanamo Bay, but he has brought Skype, Playstation3 and "life skills" classes to the detainees at the island facility. While the 181 men being held in the prison wait to learn their fates after the administration fell through on its January 2010 deadline to move them out, 90 percent now live in a communal environment that includes Skype, the online video chat service, and access to a 17,000-book library. That's up from 40 percent of detainees a year ago. The "Twilight" series, a hit among so-called "tweens," is also popular with detainees, the camp's "librarian" said. Only "highly compliant" detainees can be a part of "communal living," which locks detainees in their cells for four hours a day and means they are "afforded more liberties" and "more freedom of movement," said Lt. Col. Andrew McManus, who oversees operations for the detention camps at Guantanamo Bay, as Fox News tagged along for a tour of the facilities there. At Camp 6, a minimum security facility within sight of bright Caribbean waters, detainees can now watch flatscreen TVs suspended from above (and encased in protective plastic) or attend classes on personal finance -- all while their feet are chained to the floor. At first, detainees were offered four channels via satellite television, but now detainees can choose from among 18 channels, including Al Jazeera English, a sports channel, and broadcasts focusing on Tunisia, Libya or Kuwait, according to McManus, who said "nature shows are very popular."
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