Guantanamo Bay detainees watched inauguration, spokesman says
January 22nd, 2013
10:07 AM ET

Guantanamo Bay detainees watched inauguration, spokesman says

It isn't just fans of President Obama who tuned in for his second Inaugural address.

Detainees at Guantanamo Bay watched Obama's address and swearing-in ceremonies, Cpt. Durand director of public affairs for Joint Task Force Guantanamo told CNN.

Obama during the early part of his first term had ordered the facility to be shutdown, but later backed down and the facility remains open.

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  1. Portland tony

    As if they had a choice?

    January 22, 2013 at 10:53 am | Report abuse |
  2. Mary

    And so we see that Cnn has left out the obvious... WHY would they watch ? There will be more watching in the near future from the array of 160 homeland security prisons now that the NDAA has been signed! I must say after having a taste of looking into what's coming down the pipe, it seems to be coming all together very nicely. No more of this continually madness crime.

    January 22, 2013 at 10:57 am | Report abuse |
    • OfCourseYouSay

      The "homeland security prisons" are where Oboombox plans to house his Republican rivals – that`s why he want`s to confiscate our guns. It will be a good fight.

      January 22, 2013 at 6:23 pm | Report abuse |
    • Scottish Mama

      @ofc- you do know that the 1994 republican congress put the Brady Bill into fact and has all this in it. The only new thing Obama added was implementation of what they passed?

      January 23, 2013 at 1:43 pm | Report abuse |
  3. Mary

    Also, will be most satisfying to see the whole cast of characters in this SSRI nightmare going to one of these prisons. I do like the idea of a safer environment. Hey, I'm all for a "no buy list" based on the mental health records of which most are prescribed these SSRI's.

    January 22, 2013 at 11:06 am | Report abuse |
  4. saywhat

    Perhaps it was meant to take their minds off the discomfort of water boarding.lol
    OK. So we know they have TVs. Good for our image.

    January 22, 2013 at 2:20 pm | Report abuse |
  5. Mary

    LMAO @ saywhat 😉 Let's throw in Mrs. Sandusky for good measure... Morning Saywhat

    January 22, 2013 at 2:28 pm | Report abuse |
  6. Sagebrush Shorty

    Were they cheering?

    January 22, 2013 at 4:42 pm | Report abuse |
  7. commonsenseMan

    A travesty to the American people ..this is the new Berlin Wall ...

    January 22, 2013 at 5:36 pm | Report abuse |
    • OfCourseYouSay

      We could just lock them in your spare bedroom.

      January 22, 2013 at 6:21 pm | Report abuse |
  8. OfCourseYouSay

    The white house sent popcorn, with and without cheesy flavor.

    January 22, 2013 at 6:20 pm | Report abuse |
  9. Jim

    Doesn't surprise me the muslim brotherhood

    January 23, 2013 at 9:41 am | Report abuse |
  10. FubarObama

    And who says the USA under our divider in chief doesn't torture anymore? The detainees were crying to be waterboarded after being forced to watch that nonsense.

    January 23, 2013 at 12:03 pm | Report abuse |
  11. BigDog's 81's

    Glad to see my least favorite duty station still operating.

    January 23, 2013 at 1:38 pm | Report abuse |
  12. fabasard

    Did berry h obama (I refuse to capitalize that piece of craps name) make certain that all the detainees (or his mudslim brothers) got to vote? Did he serve them tea and crumpets while they voted? Why hasn't he been put in that prison? Because more than half of you listen to a good lie rather than a good message. Jesus, where is a good country when you need one?

    January 23, 2013 at 4:39 pm | Report abuse |
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