WASHINGTON -- Vice President Dick Cheney has emphatically defended the handling of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, saying that they have been "well-treated, treated humanely and decently" and that some accusations to the contrary were lies.
The vice president largely dismissed assertions that guards or questioners at the U.S. naval base had mishandled the Quran or beaten detainees. He said repeatedly that freed detainees were "peddling lies."
The remarks, in an interview taped on Friday for "Larry King Live" on CNN on Monday night, represented one of the more unapologetic defenses of conduct at Guantanamo. Amnesty International last week compared the detention center to a gulag-style camp. Asked about that, Cheney replied, "Frankly, I was offended by it."
The vice president largely dismissed assertions that guards or questioners at the U.S. naval base had mishandled the Quran or beaten detainees. He said repeatedly that freed detainees were "peddling lies."
The remarks, in an interview taped on Friday for "Larry King Live" on CNN on Monday night, represented one of the more unapologetic defenses of conduct at Guantanamo. Amnesty International last week compared the detention center to a gulag-style camp. Asked about that, Cheney replied, "Frankly, I was offended by it."
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