There is a gift shop in Guantanamo bay? What's next, one in fucking Auschwitz?
Not really a fair comparison...
What are the books banned in camp Guantanamo?
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#12#DeveloperFail Funny, the page asks for your name, and if you have ' like Irish names, it marks the name in Red (invalid) and doesn't let you move forward with finding out the books. I tested it with the following names. James O'Keefe Mullah O'Mar
Same for äöü. Dev hates foreigners obviously
Re: What are the books banned in camp Guantanamo?
#13#DeveloperFail Funny, the page asks for your name, and if you have ' like Irish names, it marks the name in Red (invalid) and doesn't let you move forward with finding out the books. I tested it with the following names. James O'Keefe Mullah O'Mar
Why can't a name simply be a string of length X? All this work of checking for "correct" names is so pointless.
Re: What are the books banned in camp Guantanamo?
#14Apparently, of the 800 men they have detained only 9 ever went to trial. Without trial ...
And the US goes to war over and over without congress approval.
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#15I don't get it. What're they afraid of?
What if the prisoners draw inspiration from Sirius Black or Edmond Dantes and attempt an escape? Banning these books ensures that such thoughts never occur to the inmates. Clearly the wardens have learned the correct lessons from the Shawshank Redemption [1]
Re: What are the books banned in camp Guantanamo?
#16#DeveloperFail Funny, the page asks for your name, and if you have ' like Irish names, it marks the name in Red (invalid) and doesn't let you move forward with finding out the books. I tested it with the following names. James O'Keefe Mullah O'Mar
Sounds like a very hacky way to avoid little Bobby Tables...
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#17There is a gift shop in Guantanamo bay? What's next, one in fucking Auschwitz?
I think there is one.
Re: What are the books banned in camp Guantanamo?
#18The Rule of Law by Lord Thomas Bingham appears to be a book adaptation of this short lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlMCCGD2TeM
After watching it I can definitely see why they would view these ideas as 'dangerous.'
Re: What are the books banned in camp Guantanamo?
#19I don't get it. What're they afraid of?
What if the prisoners draw inspiration from Sirius Black or Edmond Dantes and attempt an escape? Banning these books ensures that such thoughts never occur to the inmates. Clearly the wardens have learned the correct lessons from the Shawshank Redemption [1] [1] - https://youtu.be/_359l_9Wyhg?t=48s
FWIW, Harry Potter ISN'T banned:
> Arabic copies of Harry Potter (which features a hellish Island prison of its very own) are very popular amongst detainees. Ironically, Harry Potter novels often top US Library’s “Most Banned Books” list.
Re: What are the books banned in camp Guantanamo?
#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
What if the prisoners draw inspiration from Sirius Black or Edmond Dantes and attempt an escape? Banning these books ensures that such thoughts never occur to the inmates. Clearly the wardens have learned the correct lessons from the Shawshank Redemption [1] [1] - https://youtu.be/_359l_9Wyhg?t=48s
FWIW, Harry Potter ISN'T banned: > Arabic copies of Harry Potter (which features a hellish Island prison of its very own) are very popular amongst detainees. Ironically, Harry Potter novels often top US Library’s “Most Banned Books” list.
My bad, I misread the quiz.