The former commander of inifini-detention center Guantanamo Bay—a man who has sown tremendous mistrust and hatred of the U.S. in the Muslim world—is now being made chief Defense Representative… in Pakistan.
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Wow.
I’m hoping that there is something here that we’re missing. Maybe serving as the Commander at Guantanamo has actually taught him something about Muslim activities in the tribal areas of Pakistan, and not just the usual rhetoric that terrorists hide behind every rock and bush.