September 06, 2006
Top Terror Suspects Transferring to Gitmo
Breaking news from ABC:
Sept. 6, 2006 — ABC News has learned that President Bush will announce that high-value detainees now being held at secret CIA prisons will be transferred to the Department of Defense and granted protections under the 1949 Geneva Conventions. It will be the first time the Administration publicly acknowledges the existence of the prisons.
A source familiar with the president's announcement says it will apply to all prisoners now being held by the CIA, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the Sept.11 attacks, and senior al Qaeda leader Ramzi Binalshibh.
The source says there are "about a dozen" prisoners now being held by the CIA.
Until now, the U.S. government has not officially acknowledged the existence of CIA prisons.
The Bush administration has come under harsh criticism for its handling of detainees captured in the U.S.-led military campaign to root out al Qaeda terror cells abroad.
Many detainees have been given the legal status of "enemy combatant," which includes both lawful enemy combatants and unlawful enemy combatants.
Of course, the fact that these detainees shouldn't qualify for POW status under the Geneva Convention because they do not fly a flag recognized by other countries and do not wear a recognizable uniform, etc., is not ever discussed by the MSM.
Unfortunately the Bush administration has caved in on this issue. Let's hope this is not a continuing trend.
How quickly will the conditions of Guantanamo Bay once again become front page news?
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, alleged 9/11
mastermind, now has more rights than
afforded his victims
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I heard this on Rush today. It's about damned time!
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at September 6, 2006 03:15 PM
