Fakin' It

As it turns out, it looks like there is one more thing that George Bush and his cronies are faking. Interrogations at Guantanamo!!!

The U.S. military staged the interrogations of terrorism suspects
for members of Congress and other officials visiting the military
prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to make it appear the government was
obtaining valuable intelligence, a former Army translator who worked
there claims in a new book scheduled for release Monday.

Former Army Sgt. Erik Saar said the military chose detainees for the
mock interrogations who previously had been cooperative and instructed
them to repeat what they had told interrogators in earlier sessions,
according to an interview with the CBS television program “60 Minutes,”
which is slated to air Sunday night.

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“They couldn’t show people what they were really doing, because
what they were really doing was illegal and inhumane,” said [Michael
Ratner, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights]. “It’s such
a fraud. It reminds me of the special concentration camps set up in
World War II. They would take the Red Cross there to see there was an
orchestra and all sorts of nice things.”

We have fake journalists, fake elections and a fake democracy. Why not have fake interrogations also. Wouldn't it be nice to wake up tomorrow and realize that the past five years were all fake, and everything turned out differently?

The economy wouldn't be in shambles, 1500 American soldiers would still be alive, we'd actually be putting a dent into the terrorism and nuclear proliferation threats, and the deficit wouldn't be out of this world. Come on everyone! Close your eyes and sing Kumba Ya with me! Just for a moment, let's pretend that the Republicans haven't totally screwed up our country.