Halliburton to expand Gitmo - Anyone seen a peep on the news or in papers?

[cyberpj]

Halliburton unit wins contract for new Gitmo prison
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
June 17, 2005, 2:45 PM EDT

WASHINGTON -- A subsidiary of Houston-based Halliburton has been awarded a $30 million contract to build an improved 220-bed prison for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Pentagon announced.

Kellogg Brown and Root Services Inc. of Arlington, Va., is to build a two-story prison that includes day rooms, exercise areas, medical bays, air conditioning and a security control room, according to the Pentagon. It is to be completed by July 2006.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/ny-guan0618,0,7325263.story?coll=ny-top-headlines&track=rss

[Atman]

1. I saw two paragraphs, bottom of page in the gutter, deep interior of NYT

Sunday edition. Literally, two paragraphs. It was at the very bottom of an ad-filled page, tucked right next to the center fold. Impossible to miss! Er, find.

[jojo54]

2. I had heard something about it on ABC World News Tonight

I think it was last week or over the weekend. Doesn't seem like there's a lot of opposition to it. More room, more torture, more death.

[cyberpj]

4. But all last week the political talk shows were brimming with

arguments over Gitmo - close it or not?

and now this?

And the discussion STOPS.

This is scary stuff folks.

[King Coal]

3. $30 million? More like $500 million.

<snip>The total contract could be worth up to $500 million through 2010, the Pentagon said. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic, in Norfolk, Va., is the contracting agency.
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[cyberpj]

6. So who are they building this one for? Iran? Venezuela? Cuba?

You can bet there's a plan to fill it already.

[Old and In the Way]

5. Maybe we can warehouse all the criminals in this administration

when it comes online...

[cyberpj]

7. Oh sweet karma - Impeachment trials and all war criminals to the new Gitmo

YES!

[Igel]

8. Does NPR's Morning Edition count?

More 'heard' than 'seen', really.

[cyberpj]

9. Not enough. Last week's headlines were "close it or not?" and now...

not a word.