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Saturday, November 14, 2009

The Gitmo Diet

Posted by Dan Savage on Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 9:50 AM

Say what you like about the military prison at Guantánamo Bay...

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed Before and After

...but an extended stay there seem to be very slimming.

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that is a fucking stout beard

Posted by Swearengen on November 14, 2009 at 9:54 AM

There is nothing sexy about that guy...nothing

Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on November 14, 2009 at 9:58 AM

Dan, perhaps next time you want to lose weight you should go there instead of the forced-hike vacation in CA.

Posted by Allyn on November 14, 2009 at 9:59 AM

Every time I see the "before" picture, I can't help but see the internet sensation mash-up with Rosie O'Donnell's face.

I don't think I'll have that trouble with the "after".

Posted by Mahtli69 on November 14, 2009 at 10:10 AM

Guantanomo Bay Spa and Resort has a nice ring to it.

Posted by Vince on November 14, 2009 at 10:27 AM

Maybe it has something to do with all that pork on the menu.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on November 14, 2009 at 10:28 AM

Well, what else can you do aside from working out, eating right and Prejeaning?

Posted by Baconcat on November 14, 2009 at 10:35 AM

Does it make it more hilarious that he was probably on a hunger strike and being force-fed using procedures that likely amount to torture?

Posted by Drone on November 14, 2009 at 11:03 AM

why does it seem that every single person in gitmo looks like a more extreme jihadist after staying there then before they even got there. way to make these guys even more dangerous ....

Posted by help! on November 14, 2009 at 11:22 AM

@7 - Prejeaning? I LOVE it! That's right up there were Santorum. Dan Savage, make it OFFICIAL! Prejeaning - diddling one's self, with or without a camera. Whaddya think?

Posted by Abel on November 14, 2009 at 11:28 AM

Gitmo: It'll put hair on your chest. Or at least your chin.

Posted by Zebes

on November 14, 2009 at 3:03 PM

Don't joke about that shit, Dan.

Posted by Lanis01 on November 14, 2009 at 3:30 PM

is that a beard or did he just let his chest hair grow out?

Posted by giantbaiting

on November 14, 2009 at 4:20 PM

@7 - that is my favorite new phrase. Prejeaning. Just saying it brings a smile to my face.

Posted by C from Mass. on November 14, 2009 at 4:50 PM

Ha! No, see, it's hilarious -- the dude was in a federal detention facility, in contravention of international law, and they totally tortured him, and now he's all skinny! Get it? Get it? Laugh, goddamn your eyes.

And the really good part is that now he looks like the most devout Muslim in the world, so whatever we do to him next, everything about his appearance will signal to the Muslim population of the planet that we hate them and want to prosecute them. That's so funny, I think I just shit my pants laughing.

Posted by Judah

on November 15, 2009 at 1:39 PM

When you're getting waterboarded 183 times, who has time to eat?

Posted by Chris in Vancouver WA on November 15, 2009 at 4:15 PM

@ 15 - The guy proudly admits to killing 3000 people. Having a little fun about his apparent weight loss while in Gitmo is funny, OK?

Posted by Chris in Vancouver WA on November 15, 2009 at 4:19 PM

So can a stay in an AIDS ward or a concentration camp, very slimming - should ask you friends and relatives Dan

Posted by Dan has no clue on November 15, 2009 at 4:58 PM

not funny.

Posted by torture: not funny on November 16, 2009 at 3:12 PM

Is that his beard, or has his chest hair risen up and just entangled his stubble?

Posted by trivial assault on November 16, 2009 at 3:36 PM

yeah, and I'm supposed to believe his torture extracted confession in which he fessed to masterminding 9/11, the bali bombings, the world trade bombings and just about everything else including killing john lennnon, i think. USA, USA, USA....

Posted by bagel on November 17, 2009 at 1:16 AM