Pulse of the Troops

" Our administration is circulating a draft executive order that called for the closing of Guantanamo Bay. Some time. Meanwhile I troops are still overseas fighting a war on terror actor and activist Gary Sinise has been to Iraq four times joins me now. Gary welcome to the program -- there. I'm not I'm very good Glenn I wouldn't call myself an activist Margaret actor I just read what they put in front of me. That's all I do I got us out of my only job I'm just a talking head inland and yes sir. I'll listen to Gary Allen and asking is did you -- to get mullet like two years ago you -- demo. I was that I took my band now and Howard played a concert there yes sir are for the prisoners of the troops. Well I -- how hot. I blame for the troops down okay go and I didn't know because they know and Hollywood I know a lot of people like those four prisoners. I feel bad for them there are some that only link to the prisoners. Well we went down there we played and played for the troops I had a nice you know on tour down there it's a very isolated place very -- Very unusual we've got families down there and -- living there and kids that are being raised on this island they can't really go anywhere besides the the little zone that is. You know controlled by the US there."

" You know -- let me -- some Gary Kazaa I know how you feel about the troops -- the same way about -- honestly after 9/11. What gave me hope that we were gonna be okay. We're meeting the troops knowing I mean people who think all of these troops they're just animals. They've never actually met or have I have to family members that are serving so they haven't met them. They're people of real true integrity and honor I mean we saw yesterday here was the inauguration. They no longer answered to President Bush boom on a dime. They'll do what president Obama's says these people are honorable how do you think they feel about. You know closing down gitmo and then possibly moving while -- over serving overseas. Their families might be exposed to lift these this these people are are moved over to someplace like camp Pendleton."

" Well I I can tell you about my personal experience having him bending in Guantanamo Bay there's a lot of bad bad actors down there the fifth. There there have been behind bars and -- you know they're pretty dangerous people I I I talked to a lot of people are running things down there a couple years ago. And they describe some of people that are. That are actually being kept there right they're not the kind of people and I wanna run into Gary. But that. Department."

" I'm sorry don't mean in Iraq -- but I guess I'm not getting -- I could talk forever. You're really truly one of the good guys and I don't want you to go before we have a chance to talk about that your that you the other new movie out George Wallace. Where you play another guy in a wheelchair. It seems like this isn't becoming a stretch for you."

" Well actually it's it's an older film it was did came on in 1997. It was on TNT at that time it's directed by one of our great great American filmmakers John Frankenheimer and John and always wanted to do it dvd in this particular fell on many always intended to and -- passed away. Before it could be done and so nothing happened to the film and kind of disappeared I sought at a film festival. About a year ago they were showing some on my movies. And it made me get. You know get involved and then contact Warner home entertainment to see what was going to happen live at they have no plans for -- so I try to encourage them to put it on dvd. And it was released yesterday on dvd it's it's probably that one random things -- most."

" Proud of that I've done well done wow that's that's a mouthful -- right Gary we'll talk again. Thanks for all you do by the."