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Le Nouvel Observateur: "It's the biggest American prison outside the United States. No journalist has ever been able to penetrate this no-law zone situated to the north of Kabul. Arbitrary detentions, humiliations, even torture, in the name of the 'war against terror' ... From Afghanistan, Sara Daniel reports horrific testimonies. After Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib, the next scandal to threaten America?"

https://www.truthout.org/bagram-obamas-secret-penal-colony56981

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What happens after Guantanamo?

Christian Science Monitor
by Marisa L. Porges

When it comes to Guantanamo, President Obama is still stuck. It’s clear the detention facility won’t close any time soon. That leaves many people, in and out of the administration, in the United States and overseas, wondering: What’s next for Guantanamo? But that’s the wrong question. Debates about Guantanamo continue to entertain with political drama and storylines like those in 24, but they typically ignore larger problems surrounding long-term detention that have confounded the US and international community for years. As a result, the American public has yet to face the toughest question of all: What happens after Guantanamo?

https://tinyurl.com/yhrfa3c


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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ACLU Demands Disclosure of Basic Facts About Bagram Detainees
https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2010/03/11-8



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