A Russian citizen held at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has said he is afraid to return home because prison conditions there are far worse.
"I don't think there is even a sanatorium in Russia that would compare to this," Ayrat Vakhitov said in a letter to his mother published by Russia's Gazeta newspaper.
"Nobody is being beaten or humiliated," he wrote.
Russian Wants to Stay at GITMO
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The article says he's a Chechen. Connect the dots.
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Re: Russian Wants to Stay at GITMO
[/quote]"I don't think there is even a sanatorium in Russia that would compare to this," "Nobody is being beaten or humiliated," he wrote.
the actual line is
"I don't think there is even a health resort in Russia that could compare to this."
At least that was the line I posted in the Earlier yet identical thread to this one
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Re: Russian Wants to Stay at GITMO
Sanitorium is another word for health resort. The difference is perfectly explicable given that he letter was most likely written in Russian and translated by different sources.Darth Fanboy wrote:the actual line is
"I don't think there is even a health resort in Russia that could compare to this."
At least that was the line I posted in the Earlier yet identical thread to this one
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Re: Russian Wants to Stay at GITMO
Everytime I hear the word sanitorium, I think of One flew over the Cuckoos Nest. Why? I cannae remember.Raxmei wrote:Sanitorium is another word for health resort. The difference is perfectly explicable given that he letter was most likely written in Russian and translated by different sources.Darth Fanboy wrote:the actual line is
"I don't think there is even a health resort in Russia that could compare to this."
At least that was the line I posted in the Earlier yet identical thread to this one
"If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say that the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little."
-George Carlin (1937-2008)
"Have some of you Americans actually seen Football? Of course there are 0-0 draws but that doesn't make them any less exciting."
-Dr Roberts, with quite possibly the dumbest thing ever said in 10 years of SDNet.
-George Carlin (1937-2008)
"Have some of you Americans actually seen Football? Of course there are 0-0 draws but that doesn't make them any less exciting."
-Dr Roberts, with quite possibly the dumbest thing ever said in 10 years of SDNet.
