Wednesday, April 1, 2009

The concept of reality

An interesting story over on the BBC caught my eye. The article is titled Guantanamo 'fun' - Miss Universe. It seems that Miss Universe 2008, Dayana Mendoza made a trip to Guantanamo Bay and described it as "fun" on her blog.

Articles like this make me ask, do some people not have a concept of reality? How can something be on the news for years. And then Dayana Mendoza describes it as "fun"? How can someone turn such a blind eye to crimes against humanity? People have been held at Guantanamo Bay without a trial, tortured, and somehow this place is fun?

Or maybe the government workers did such a good job of pulling the wool over her eyes, that she did not see the "real" Guantanamo Bay?

Maybe that is why agencies like the FBI and the CIA can not catch the terrorist? Because Guantanamo Bay is so much fun, nobody wants to leave. For something to be that much fun, it better be like disney world. Maybe even with an unlimited buffet bar?

The news media might have this whole Guantanamo Bay stuff wrong. But somehow I doubt it.

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