A few weak Republicans have joined Democrats in attacking the U.S. prison for terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sen. Chuck Hagel (R.-Neb.), a likely 2008 GOP presidential candidate, has criticized the treatment of prisoners and Sen. Mel Martinez (R.-Fla.) has attacked the prison as "an icon for bad stories." Now the Bush Administration is fighting back.
Vice President Cheney told Fox News: "The important thing here to understand is that the people that are at Guantanamo are bad people." Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld noted that more is spent on meals for detainees-meeting their "religious dietary requirements"-than on rations for U.S. troops. "Arguably, no detention facility in the history of warfare has been more transparent or received more scrutiny than Guantanamo," said Rumsfeld.
