American remains in Afghan jail

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

American remains in Afghan jail By JASON STRAZIUSO and MATT APUZZO, Associated Press Writers
30 minutes ago



KABUL, Afghanistan - An American citizen imprisoned in Afghanistan for running a private jail for terror suspects has a new passport. His dog has been vaccinated for overseas travel. But two months after being freed by presidential decree, Jack Keith Idema remains in his Afghan cell.

The reasons why, like most of Idema's dramatic personal story, are murky and complicated. They include a visa dispute and a compensation claim by one of his victims.

They also involve documents that Idema says would finally prove his claim that he was a hired mercenary hunting al-Qaida suspects on a mission sanctioned by U.S. counterterrorism officials — a claim that American authorities have denied.

Idema's Afghan lawyer and prison officials say Idema could be only days from leaving the country. But Idema, a former Green Beret from Fayetteville, N.C., has appeared in no hurry to leave a prison cell that by local standards is top of the line.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070529/ap_on_re_as/afghan_us_prisoner

[Big Pappa]

1. "top of the line"

For an Afghan jail I bet that is not saying much.

[Vidar]

2. Throw away the key.