A UN report calls for the closing of Guantanamo Bay torture facility, citing UN violations including ban of “torture, arbitrary detention and the right to a fair trial.” The response from Scott McClellan was great.

It "appears to be a rehash of some of the allegations that have been made by lawyers for some of the detainees and we know that al Qaeda detainees are trained in trying to disseminate false allegations," said spokesman Scott McClellan.

So, al Qaeda members are liars, and we’re accusing them of being terrorists, so they must be liars! Good logic. Ironically, Republicans that bitched about needing an “up or down vote” on radical judicial nominees see no problem in not giving any due process to these detainees, who have been charged with no crimes and given no sign they will be released.

Torture at the prison included force feeding inmates on a hunger strike, stripping them, subjection to harsh temperatures, and excessive solitary confinement. There are around 500 detainees in Guantanamo Bay.