Gitmo Detainees to Receive $750,000 Soccer Field

Accused terrorists at Guantanamo Bay will be getting a brand new $750,000 soccer field. This news comes the same day that the Pentagon is talking about where to cut billions of dollars from the defense budget. Chief Intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge reported from Guantanamo Bay with more on this story.

She said earlier today after going out to the detention camp, she saw that Camp 4, which is the outdoor camp, had been shut down. She explained that it was very popular with the detainees because it allowed them to play soccer and basketball outside. All those detainees have now been moved over to Camp 6, where she found a major renovation underway.

The soccer field was signed off in April of last year and expected to be completed this spring. Catherine said the detainees at Camp 6 will now have three recreation centers: the existing inside and outside facilities, and by spring the new one that is being called the super recreation center.

http://foxnewsinsider.com/2012/02/28/gu ... cer-field/

Play Ball!!!!!

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I would really like to know which idiots approved this. 3/4 of a million dollars for a soccer field for prisoners held in Gitmo. How stupid can it get.

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And meanwhile Obama's people are looking at way to reduce medical benefits for vets. Guess terrorists are more important.

Seems like an expensive soccer field. Grading a couple acres, grass seed, a fence and goal posts costs $750K? Must be a union contract.

[sarcasm font]Yet one more success story Barry can lay claim to, back in 2008 he was campaigning on closing Club Gitmo.[/sarcasm font]

Oh wait, this would be a failure wouldn't it?

In fact making expensive improvements to a military facility indicates that the intent is to keep that facility open for a long time to come. Maybe someday when the bad guys are all gone the DoD will turn Club Gitmo in to an R&R base so our service men and women can take advantage of the improved facilities too.

Our tax money to create a soccer field for terrorists. .... This is beyond stupid.

Yet another example of how our government has a SPENDING problem.

Come on guys, when we're running up trillion dollar deficits, $750k is nothing to get worked up about. I'm sure we could still afford to give them all some sweet jerseys and Nike shoes (it would be inhumane to make terrorists wear sandals).

How about make it more exciting and include some strategically placed buried IED's?