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Old 12-10-2007, 05:06 PM   #19
Happy Monkey
I think this line's mostly filler.
 
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Originally Posted by Aliantha View Post
Seems a lot different to Gitmo to me.
A bigger difference than the amenities is how they got there. They are illegal immigrants. Gitmo detainees are foreigners snatched up in foreign countries. If Australia were grabbing people out of Indonesia and dropping them in Nauru, there might be a stronger Gitmo comparison.

A better comparison might be to our illegal immigrant holding pens, where Australia wins on the amenities, but the kafkaesqueness is probably a draw.
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