Humbled Obama should consider other ‘Mandelas’

It’s reported President Barack Obama was very humbled after a visit to Robben Island Prison in South Africa where Nelson Mandela was incarcerated for 18 years.

So it is a pity the president doesn’t visit Guantanamo Bay Prison in Cuba where America has 166 men incarcerated without trial, 160 of whom are being force-fed as they are on hunger strike. At least Nelson Mandela was allowed to attend to a vegetable garden while in prison.

Mr Obama should also be aware of the hundreds of people kept in solitary confinement in the US.