The Illuminated Donkey

And now it's time for our latest edition of Our Nation's Sports Mascots in the War Against Terrorism! This episode comes to us from Joseph Lelyveld's "In Guantánamo," in the current New York Review of Books:

The fact is that [Guantánamo Bay holding camp] Camp Delta has become largely an Army Reserve and National Guard operation...with the called-up personnel changing every six months. [...] The major assigned to escort journalists was an actor from Queens, one of whose roles was at Shea stadium as Mr. Met, the prancing team mascot with a large baseball for a head and a goofy smile.

This has been another thrilling edition of Our Nation's Sports Mascots in the War Against Terrorism!