Computers of Gitmo Detainees the First to
Receive Windows 7
Washington - After already receiving a slew of complaints
from irate Americans over the fact that prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp were
scheduled to receive H1N1 vaccines before many citizens, more controversy appears
on the horizon as the White House revealed today that a few alleged terrorists at
the oft-debated complex were the first persons provided with an
upgrade to Windows 7, the new operating system from Microsoft, Underneath
Politics has learned.
Joe Murdoch, a lawyer representing the ACLU, led the upgrade
charge. "We heard horror story after horror story about how the Islamic freedom
fighters at Gitmo were using computers with Windows XP, Windows 98 and in some
unspeakable instances, Windows 95. It's bad enough the government restricts
their computer usage to five hours per day, but thinking about how they were
forced to kill time with an antiquated version of solitaire with pathetic few
deck of playing card design options kept me up and night and is one of the very
reasons the rest of the world despises America," Mr. Murdoch said.
Republican strategist Larry Batias criticized the Obama
Administration for using taxpayer money to upgrade computers used by individuals
accused of attempting to murder the very taxpayers that foot the bill. "I'd
much rather see government funds go to develop harsh interrogation techniques
that are both effective and don't freak out the liberals," he said.
But Mr. Murdoch says there is still much work to be
done. "While watching television, the detainees are highly entertained by the
Macintosh computer advertisements featuring the two guys who portray computers.
Unfortunately the U.S. Government is not scheduled to install Macs into Guantanamo Bay until late 2010, but the facility is
supposed to be closed by then. We're going to get to the bottom of the fact
that none of this adds up."
