Via Candace, we get this handy dandy chart, comparing the GTMO population as of (my college classmate) Barack Obama’s inauguration day, or or less: GTMO_Detainee_Population_Chart.pdf Interesting stuff: the census has been brought down by about half (including the death of one man who was “cleared for transfer” and two others in the category of “indefinite detention,” meaning presumably, too dangerous to try but too Muslim to release), but many unfortunate trends persist nonetheless.
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Happy new year
It’s 2015 now. That’s the fifteenth different year in which I have posted something to this blog. A special thanks to those of you still reading… even occasionally… who aren’t some kind of bot. I know I don’t post as often as I once did… but… such is life on a blog that began when I was in my late 30’s… now, in my early 50’s… let’s just say I don’t feel compelled to post as much as I once did. The year 2014 had its difficulties, and a number of people I care about lost loved ones. Hopefully for...
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