Chris Arendt grew up in a trailer at the end of a dirt road in the middle of a rural Michigan cornfield. He joined the National Guard to get an education and was sent to guard the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. He'll be visiting Scotland with two former Guantanamo prisoners to talk about his experiences.

In an Orwellian move, the business of war was put in the hands of the United States Institute for Peace (ISIP). The presidential advisory group includes twelve members from outside the federal government, usually former high-level officials. Ex-officio members are drawn from the Defense Department, State Department and National Defense University. ISIP established the Iraq Study Group to come up with recommendations for changing the course of the war in Iraq. The group was headed by James Baker, a former chief of staff and cabinet member in the administration of George H.W. Bush, the president's father. It was not the first time that Baker had been called upon to handle a sensitive assignment. The confidante of the Bush family also oversaw the Florida presidential "recount" in 2000, which ultimately resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court appointing George W. Bush president. read more at http://survivethejivealive.blogspot.com