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Gitmo Inmates Big Fans of ... Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?

Librarian says the prisoners have tired of Harry Potter

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 9, 2012 7:01 PM CDT | Updated Aug 12, 2012 5:12 PM CDT

(Newser) – The Miami Herald unearths this bizarre tidbit about life at Guantanamo Bay prison: The inmates have suddenly become big fans of the 1990s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. It's not clear why reruns of the Will Smith show have caught on as a way to pass the time, but the prison librarian says it's no lie. "I just ordered all six seasons." And the last big obsession? Harry Potter books, of course. But "they’re over that," adds the librarian. "It’s been more than a year." Click for the full story, which explains the rec privileges of the prisoners in more detail.

Will Smith's 'Fresh Prince' is popular at Gitmo.
Will Smith's 'Fresh Prince' is popular at Gitmo.   (The Associated Press)
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rambo
Aug 12, 2012 10:30 PM CDT
As if these prisoners held indefinitely without charges haven't been tortured enough already..now they gotta watch western TV...if we REALLY want to torture them some more, let give them good ole' western junk food..you know McDonalds, Jack In The Box ect...that's the worst kind of torture..
cornelison
Aug 12, 2012 10:24 PM CDT
Please, please, please don't show those inmates Fox.   It will only recruit more terrorists.
jke
Aug 11, 2012 5:25 PM CDT
captive audience
 

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