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This reads like satire especially toward the end

"confirming or denying the very existence of a vacuum cleaner design, a Swiffer design, or even a design for a better hand towel would apparently expose the U.S. government and its citizens to exceptionally grave danger"

Is he being serious?

For the US government, yes.

The person is being sarcastic that US government really claims that, I saw several articles on the subject already, EVERYTHING in Guantanamo is classified, even the color of the towels prisioners use.

The source for that quote is Mohammed's attorney, I feel like he has a bit of latitude to criticize the government. He's also the source for the very sympathetic descriptions of Mohammed in the article.

Not that he doesn't have a point. Its just worth noting the article is a little opaque about the sources.

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