by Thomas Wilner, Published on Sunday, February 26, 2006 by the Los Angeles Times
The American prison
camp at Guantanamo Bay is on the southeast corner of Cuba, a sliver of
land the United States has occupied since 1903. Long ago, it was
irrigated from lakes on the other side of the island, but Cuban
President Fidel Castro cut off the water supply years ago. So today,
Guantanamo produces its own water from a 30-year-old desalination
plant. The water has a distinct yellow tint. All Americans drink
bottled water imported by the planeload. Until recently, prisoners
drank the yellow water. [read more]