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One of the astute observations I've heard in reaction to Osama bin Laden's death is the commentary on the discrepancy between the emotion his death conjured and the total lack of interest or response so many Americans have in terms of the war in Afghanistan, the US's involvement in Iraq, and (perhaps less surprisingly) the continued travesty that is Guantanamo. I'm not sure what this disinterest of so many (and I mean - clearly - those who aren't being asked to fight or to see their loved ones off to fight) in Afghanistan reflects. I do find the dulled acceptance that Guantanamo is still open by so many of us - particularly as details continue to emerge... sickening.

Lest anyone think real information is being obtained from the torture of Guantanamo's prisoners... read on:

"Doctors" at Gitmo'