Gitmo Reading List: Harry Potter?
“One prisoner has requested the movies,” she said.
Helluva a gulag...!
Posted by Miami Harold
08/10/2005 at 06:59 AM
Ah, yes, the Gitmo Gulag AKA Club Fed
Does this “obviously enforced” reading time come before or after the torture, beating and intimidation sessions
Don’t wanna spoil their appetite for all that orange glazed chicken and rice pilaf…
Maybe they think the name “Harry Potter” is really ”Ari Fatwah”.
Maybe we oughta make/let them read then watch the ”Lord of the Rings” series as well, and test their stamina and attention span.
LC RP
So on a totally unrelated note.....I would just like to say hello to the BMEWS family. I just completed Basic Cadet Training for USAFA Saturday. I have class in about 25 minutes....Military Theory and Strategy.....oh boy. Anyway. Just thought I’d say hi to everyone. My dad said he sent you a picture and you posted it on here! Thanks guys for all the support!
God Bless
C4C Krisitn BevinsPosted by NefariousFerret
08/10/2005 at 08:06 AM
Hey, I have read all the Harry Potter books and I don’t consider myself to be in the category of
illiterate, backward tribalistic young men with no education - they are grown men with the minds of children, thus the appeal of these books.
They are a damn fine read! try them some time.
I really love the fact that the current commanding officer at Gitmo has requested “CLUB GITMO” gear for all of his troops from Rush Limbaugh!
Actually Skipper, Harry Potter books are popular with all age groups in the US and Britain. They’re not very complicated books, but then again most books aren’t complicated either. If they had interest in the content, most American children could get through the average adult-targetted book for sale at B&N. What should really amaze you is that these guys actually are getting a taste for an alien culture that has been demonized to them and they’re eating it up.
Posted by CodeMonkeyMike
08/10/2005 at 10:50 AM
IF you are old enough, remember the Tom Swift, Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, etc books that were popular way back in the antediluvian ages… Way I see it, HP is just the 21st century version, good clean entertaining and wholesome reading for young and old alike.
But, then Tom Swift was known for those little word plays some refer to as “swifties”.
Like “Take the prisoner down to the dungeon, he said condescendingly” and many many many more…
LC RP
Speaking of Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, when I was in grade school, whenever the upper grade kids (grades 4-8) had to do a book report on a mystery book, there was not a single Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys book to be found. I think I read the enitre Nancy Drew series during those years.
To Nefarious Ferret- Great job on graduating boot camp!!!! Good luck in school.
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shudderam curious as tothinkwhat you might call educational, OCM.They need to see things that tell them more about our culture and society, sad and happy, good and bad. They will see the similarities and differences, but above all they will see the humanity. Probably more humanity than they have been allowed to feel.
Thanks, OCM.
I enjoy our discussions. We sometimes agree and sometimes we don’t. At least we can discuss it more or less rationally.
I think I’m getting a feeling for when you’re pulling our respective ... er ... legs and I sometimes go along with it. Quite often your imaginary sock puppet helps towards that end: (that won’t offend him will it?) I don’t think so. (you know how he gets) yeah, shhh, he’ll be alright with this.
I do try to debate honestly and I’m trying to get better about not engaging in some of the antics I see, mostly at other blogs, but occasionally here. Besides, we all want to save you from the dark side.
