The story of my life, Bilbee; we are both half right, and we are both half wrong:

"By Steve Vogel
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, January 11, 2002; Page A10

With hoods over their heads and shackles on their arms and feet, 20 al Qaeda and Taliban detainees were flown out of Afghanistan on a U.S. military aircraft yesterday, the first of hundreds of prisoners from the war expected to be sent to the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for interrogation and possible trial.

The U.S. Marine base at the Kandahar airport was hit by small arms fire around the time the Air Force C-17 cargo plane carrying the detainees took off at about 9 p.m. local time (11 a.m. EST). Marines returned fire, and no one was injured, officials said.

Pentagon officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that a large contingent of military police -- outnumbering the prisoners two to one -- was on the flight armed with stun guns and authorized to sedate any prisoners, if necessary. The detainees were to be chained to their seats for the entire flight, they said.

"After September 11th, a little paranoia is a good thing," said Steve Lucas, a spokesman for the U.S. Southern Command in Miami, which oversees the base at Guantanamo Bay.

Concerned about the possibility of attack, defense officials declined to disclose many details of the detainees' movement, which will include a stop at a military base in Europe for a transfer to an Air Force C-141 before continuing to Cuba. The detainees are expected to arrive in Cuba today."