The recently-enacted Military Commissions Act (MCA), which President Bush hailed as “one of the most important pieces of legislation in the war on terror,� continues to stir up controversy and elicit disdain. Consider the following sample of reactions:
• “one of the worst civil liberties measures ever enacted in American history� (American Civil Liberties Union)
• “an assault on the Constitution� (Center for Constitutional Rights)
• “turned bad executive policy into bad domestic law� (Amnesty International)
• “chips away at the foundations of the judicial system in ways that all Americans should find threatening� (New York Times)
• “the poisoning of habeas corpus, that wellspring of protection from which all essential liberties flow� (Keith Olbermann on MSNBC)
• “deeply flawed� (Senator Russ Feingold)
• “why MCA?� (The Village People)
• “dooky� (Kenny, age 4)
In an effort to ascertain if the Military Commissions Act is the steaming pile of dooky that these folks allege, I made contact with an old acquaintance of mine, Joe King, who used to work undercover as a spook. Here’s a photo of Joe:
What, did you think he was a CIA operative? Anyway, Joe has a good buddy in the Army, who’s presently stationed at the Guantánamo Bay detention camp. After a bit of haggling, this fellow agreed to provide some inside photos of the military tribunals at Gitmo in exchange for some Liza Minelli CDs. (Don’t ask; don’t tell.) Having just received the photos, I now share them with you, our loyal readers. Please be advised that the content is rather disturbing but speaks volumes about how this nation intends to treat enemy combatants…
Evidentiary documents provided to detainee:
Detainee giving testimony:
Court officers taking a break from proceedings:
Kmareka.com 
Do you get to eat the bagel after you give testimony with it in your mouth? If so, I think this is yet another opportunity for Rumsfeld to trumpet the Elysian quality of our detainment facilities.
BTW, we’re now listed on Projo’s election coverage 2006 page as a “political blog.” So I guess this means we’re real live political operatives, the kind Bill O’Reilly was referring to. Our handsome paychecks should start rolling in any day. 🙂
President Bush adamantly denies that “bagel-gagging” is torture, even though the bagel is typically stale and using the Jewish delicacy in such a fashion is considered humiliating to the majority of Muslims. Also, the military claims that their use of another alleged form of torture, “water-boarding,” began as a compassionate gesture, i.e., to help soften the bagel.
BTW, I look forward to the handsome paychecks. I have not been paid for a while…or ever. 🙂