Lawrence Wilkerson, who served as Colin Powell's chief of staff, has some strong words about what went wrong with the U.S. prison facilities at Guantanamo Bay. They're worth reading because recent polls suggest the American people are split about the future of the place. 50% want to close it down and the other 50% think it should remain open but only to house bonus-recipients. (Thanks to Bruce Reznick for this link and probably a dozen others I haven't given him credit for in the last month or two.)