[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 83 (Tuesday, June 21, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H4807]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             GUANTANAMO BAY

  (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Madam Speaker, recent comments alleging 
mistreatment of prisoners at Guantanamo are not only insulting, they 
are wrong.
  The 545 prisoners being interrogated at Guantanamo are properly 
housed and fed, they receive medical care, and have their religious 
needs met.
  A U.S. Senator made statements last week that were clearly imprudent 
and unwise, comparing treatment of detainees to acts of genocide and 
repression. Millions of people died in the camp cited by the Senator, 
and no one has died at Guantanamo. While American troops are busy 
attacking and defeating terrorism, our tax dollars are providing 
Korans, prayer rugs, and healthy meals to the terrorist prisoners at 
Guantanamo. It is not Pol Pot at Guantanamo, it is pot roast. To 
purport that there is a moral equivalency between the acts of 
dictatorial madmen of the 20th century and the treatment of detainees 
at Guantanamo does a disservice to history, to our national honor, and 
to each member of our military who risk their lives every day 
preserving the privileges we enjoy.
  I call on the Senator to talk to the guards at Guantanamo and get the 
facts straight. Then he should apologize to them, to the rest of our 
soldiers, and to the American people.

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