10-31-2009, 15:49
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Area Commander
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Can someone explain this one to me
We have a shortage of the H1N1 vaccines in this country to the point that cities are turning away thousands of US citizens at flu clinics who desperately want to vaccinate their children. Despite that situation the Pentagon announced today that they are going to offer the H1N1 vaccine to the detainees at Gitmo because they are at risk of suffering a pandemic. As far as I am concerned they can get their's only after every US citizen has had a chance to get theirs. I would trade all of their worthless stinking lives if it results in saving one kids life. That's just me....
http://www.wibw.com/nationalnews/hea.../67784717.html
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Pentagon will offer the H1N1 vaccination to detainees at the U.S. facility at Guantanamo Bay, officials there said Friday.
The Pentagon made the decision based on U.S. government assessments that people held in detention facilities are at high risk for the pandemic, said Maj. Diana R. Haynie, a spokeswoman for Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay, which is in charge of holding the suspected terrorists.
"Detainees at JTF Guantanamo are considered to be at higher risk and therefore they will be offered the H1N1 vaccination," Haynie said.
"JTF Guantanamo conducts safe, humane, legal and transparent care and custody of detainees. As such, we must provide detainees the medical care necessary to maintain their health," she said.
Base officials had not received the vaccinations and did not know when they were expected to arrive, Haynie said.
Once the vaccinations are received, doses will be administered to active-duty personnel before being offered to detainees and others on the base, Haynie said.
The vaccination is mandatory for all uniformed personnel, she said.
The vaccinations will be voluntary for the detainees, who will be briefed on the virus and the vaccine prior to deciding whether to receive the latter.
Some of the detainees have already voluntarily taken the seasonal flu shot, Haynie said.
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10-31-2009, 17:49
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The negative press for the loss of a prisoner is greater than the press for the loss of an innocent. The govt. is thinking of the govt., not the populace.
Looking at the white house and the congresscritters, we couldn't expect a deviation from the pattern.
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10-31-2009, 19:44
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Not sure how many Muslim terrorists are going to volunteer for a shot called "Swine" anything.
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11-01-2009, 16:31
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Originally Posted by The Reaper
Not sure how many Muslim terrorists are going to volunteer for a shot called "Swine" anything.
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That's really funny, but you're right. No takers there. I hope it isn't explained to them as H1N1.
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11-01-2009, 16:42
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Originally Posted by kimberly
That's really funny, but you're right. No takers there. I hope it isn't explained to them as H1N1.
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Present in terms they can understand......swine works very well!
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