Teeming Prison in Afghanistan Frustrates U.S.

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Source: New York Times

WASHINGTON — As the Bush administration struggles for a way to close the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, a similar effort to scale down a larger and more secretive American detention center in Afghanistan has been beset by political, legal and security problems, officials say.

The American detention center, established at the Bagram military base as a temporary screening site after the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, is now teeming with some 630 prisoners — more than twice the 275 being held at Guantánamo.

The administration has spent nearly three years and more than $30 million on a plan to transfer Afghan prisoners held by the United States to a refurbished high-security detention center run by the Afghan military outside Kabul.

But almost a year after the Afghan detention center opened, American officials say it can accommodate only about half the prisoners they once planned to put there. As a result, the makeshift American site at Bagram will probably continue to operate with hundreds of detainees for the foreseeable future, the officials said.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/07/world/asia/07bagram.html?hp

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1. Is it any wonder the world despises us?

All we do is imprison everyone everywhere, including here in the states.

[Solly Mack]

2. One day I'm just going to explode...the mindless ignorance of it all

Solly bits flying everywhere

[HysteryDiagnosis]

3. Uh oh.... better get Brawny paper towels just in case... they pick

up Solly 50% better than the leading brand. :)

[Solly Mack]

4. LMAO

Thank you!!!

[leftchick]

5. January 11 - CLOSE GUANTÁNAMO !

http://www.aclu.org/pdfs/safefree/closegitmo/gitmo_toolkit.pdf

http://www.aclu.org/safefree/detention/closeguantanamo.html

JANUARY 11, 2008, is the six-year anniversary of the first arrival of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay.

On January 11, we are calling on everyone opposed to torture and indefinite detention to WEAR ORANGE to symbolize their sadness and disgust with the national shame that is Guantánamo Bay.

Download the CLOSE GUANTÁNAMO Toolkit now to find out how you can organize for January 11 at home, in your office, on campus, in your community, and online.
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