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2004-06-17 Iraq-Jordan

US Military Prison in Iraq Hid CIA Prisoner From Red Cross

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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-06-17 8:24:41 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This is insane. Why in the world do we want the WaPo reporting on CIA operations in Iraq?

And what is worse, they are using masked sources, a surefire indicator that some elements of the story is patently false.

This shows the WaPo's sympathies lie more with our enemies and our prisoners than it does with our military and our allies.

Posted by badanov 2004-06-17 9:02:31 AM|| [http://www.rkka.org] 2004-06-17 9:02:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 By that fall, however, a C.I.A. legal analysis determined that because the detainee was deemed to be an Iraqi unlawful combatant - outside the protections of the Geneva Conventions - he should be transferred back to Iraq.

The Red Cross has no business involving unlawful combatants, since unlawful combatants are not POWs.

I'd ask why the press isn't making the whole unlawful combatant issue clearer, but I already know the answer.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-06-17 10:27:40 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-06-17 10:27:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 At each stage, lawyers reviewed the request and their bosses approved it. ...

Okay, so what's the problem?

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-06-17 11:16:50 AM|| 2004-06-17 11:16:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Okay, so what's the problem?

There's a Republican in the White House.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-06-17 11:20:44 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-06-17 11:20:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Maybe he owed them money?

Posted by BH 2004-06-17 1:42:04 PM|| 2004-06-17 1:42:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Question for the NYT: And your point would be....?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-06-17 10:26:12 PM|| 2004-06-17 10:26:12 PM|| Front Page Top

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