The U.S. is holding 500 at the base in wire cages at the Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul in Afghanistan. Some have been detained for up to three years. They have never been charged with crimes. They have no access to lawyers. They are barred from hearing the allegations against them. Officials describe the jail’s conditions as primitive. We speak with human rights attorneys Clive Stafford Smith and Michael Ratner. [Read more]
“Worse” Than Guantanamo: U.S. Expands Secretive Prison Inside Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan
27Feb06
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Oh my God! 3 years and we only heard about it now!
rumsfeld said no one who has reviewed the jail has actually been there. dont know how truthful that is though
they should not be imprisoned, they should be shot
mike, there are too many people out there who deserve it more.
Anyhow, it would’ve been more just if they’d just shot them instead of torturing them while they haven’t been charged with a crime to start with.
Human Rights? You tell it to the victims of 911 and you tell it too the victims of suicide bombers last, but not least you tell it too our soldiers risking their lives for you and me.
There is no compasion love or peace for people as such. These Terrorists eat better than you and me, they eat better than starving children in Africa. And believe me I’v been there and seen it.
Secret base in Afghanistan for the U.S. Terroists are Demons from hell and there is no place on earth for them.