Monday, April 29, 2019

Hospice care and the firing of the Gitmo Commander UPDATED

The current commander of Guantanamo, John Ring, was relieved of duty on friday -- two months before his tour of duty was to end. Why, you may ask? Well officially the answer is  "due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command."  Read the very short announcement here.

Some think his firing had something to do with his recent discussion about the aging of the Gitmo population... and the effects of that aging (ie -- gitmo as a nursing home).

You can almost hear the disgust in Commander's Ring's discussion about the medical problems and how he, as commander, is supposed to deal with those health problems. Clearly the military does not want this dirty laundry aired....

The Guardian has more on Commander Ring's firing.

And another look at the hospice care of men who are held indefinitely without charge.