1.0 link 2442 <![CDATA[Guantanamo: A Modest Proposal]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alex-keyssar/guantanamo-a-modest-propo_b_2442.html There have been several stories in the press in recent days about the desirability of closing the American detention center (prison) in Guantanamo. Jimmy Carter thinks we should; Donald Rumsfeld thinks we shouldn't; W is apparently undecided.

It would, of course, be intrinsically desirable to shut the prison down; and it might also do something positive for international opinion about the United States -- since Gitmo has become an emblem of the abuse of power by the United States.

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