Previously Undisclosed Report Shows Pentagon Concerned With Illegalities Of Detentions in 04

[kpete]

'04 Pentagon Report Cited Detention Concerns

By Carol D. Leonnig
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, December 14, 2006; Page A01

A previously undisclosed Pentagon report concluded that the three terrorism suspects held at a brig in South Carolina were subjected to months of isolation, and it warned that their "unique" solitary confinement could be viewed as violating U.S. detention standards.

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Interrogators also prevented the International Committee of the Red Cross from visiting at least one detainee, according to the report, which noted evidence of other unspecified, unauthorized interrogation techniques.

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"What you're describing confirms what we said in our complaint," said Jonathan Hafetz of the Brennan Center for Justice and an attorney for Marri, when asked to review the summary findings. "There were periods of time when al-Marri felt he was losing his mind. He went months without hearing a human voice. . . . And these weren't rogue officers, but it was part of a deliberate violation of the laws of the U.S. by the top levels of the administration."


more at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/13/AR2006121302399.html

[SpiralHawk]

1. "Heh, heh. Smirk, Smirk." - Commander AWOL

"What's the big deal if I have my henchpeople just give them there Evil Doers the olde Skull & Boner treatment?"

"You got a problem with me belonging to an occult cabal? Well then go pound sand. Who cares what the American people think?"

- Commander AWOL & Dick "Five Deferments" Cheney

[annabanana]

2. Hmmm How many other important stories will be lost

in the fog of Sen. Johnson operation speculation??

(on edit: nominated)