gardening leave

From Gitmo to golf.

Four Chinese Muslims once confined to small prison cells as suspected terrorists at Guantanamo are now helping prepare the wide-open spaces of an oceanside golf course for the PGA Grand Slam of Golf.

The Uighurs who moved to the British island territory in June have joined crews working toward the October tournament, said Wendall Brown, chairman of the board of trustees for Bermuda's public golf courses.

Nothing much to say, really, other than that life can be very strange sometimes.

Comments

[Richard J]

Well, other than the last Emperor of China ending up as a gardener, the lead singer of Tallulah Gosh is now the OFT's chief economist.

[ajay]

"A Journey Through Islamic Justice to the Bermuda PGA Grand Slam: or, From Qadi to Caddy"

[kensington and chelsea]

Maybe they could go to the bunker.

[Richard J]

There's something there about daisycutting, but I can't get it pithy enough.

[Alex]

There is nothing incredible about the last Emperor of China ending up as a gardener; dethronement is as old as monarchy.

What would be incredible would be the other way around.

[Richard J]

Hmmm. Post seems to have disappeared into the ether.

There is nothing incredible about the last Emperor of China ending up as a gardener; dethronement is as old as monarchy.

Letting them live for very long afterwards, though. That's unusual...

What would be incredible would be the other way around.

That the founder of the Serbian royal family was a pig farmer is about as good - hang on - Bernadotte!

[Alex]

It's one form of grinding revenge. Keep the bugger around so you can jeer.