X-Ray prisoners told of Iraq war [shock when told recently of the capture of Saddam Hussein]

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X-Ray prisoners told of Iraq war From correspondents in Guantanamo Naval Base,Cuba January 9, 2004

DEPRIVED of most world news since their capture, some of the hundreds of prisoners at this US base expressed shock when told recently of the capture of Saddam Hussein, a US general said today.

Interrogators told some detainees of the war in Iraq in June, and word of Saddam's capture reached others during interrogations in December, Major General Geoffrey Miller told reporters in an interview.

The entire prison population was later informed of Saddam's capture by loudspeaker after officials determined there was no risk to security or intelligence-gathering, Miller said, without specifying the date.

"We told them we had a war with Iraq, we told them the United States won, and we told them we captured Saddam Hussein," Miller said. "There was some shock."

Some 660 detainees from 44 countries are being held at the base in eastern Cuba on suspicion of links to the fallen Taliban regime of Afghanistan or the al-Qaeda terror network.

Among them are some Iraqis captured in Afghanistan, Miller said, though he declined to say how many. Detainees aren't allowed access to news as it could compromise the interrogation process, said the general, who heads the detention mission at Guantanamo.

However, the announcement about the US victory in Iraq and Saddam's December 13 capture has resulted in increased cooperation by some detainees during interrogation, Miller said.

"Any information may help the enemy combatants, or it may help the terrorists, so I'm very careful about keeping an environment that assists us in developing intelligence to help us defeat terrorists," Miller said.

Previously, he said, detainees have been told about the war in Afghanistan and about reconstruction efforts there.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

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Among them are some Iraqis captured in Afghanistan, Miller said, though he declined to say how many.

And Saddam had no connection with Osama say the leftists!

[Alamo-Girl]

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[longtermmemmory]

Would not the prisoners want to see some proof or pictures?

Would they even believe the pictures were not photoshopped?

[lainde]

Schadenfreude bump!

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

I'm kind of surprized to be honest. After all this time, why not let them see how "defeated" they are. That way they will spill the beans like mad, and expose their contacts. Might lead us to just WHO their contacts are and where they are.

Why all the fuss when its been this long. It could totally demoralize them into giving up all they have.

Hmm.. I'm missing something at this point. It's not like we are going to set them free or anything.

It ought to show them that their "cause" is OVER.

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"DEPRIVED........"

Shhhh. One of those leftist groups might hear you. ;) Pictures of reactions when hearing the news of Saddam's capture would be priceless!

[blackie]

I'm shocked ~ I tell you ~ really shocked. :)

[ChefKeith]

And the Camels

[Pagey]

But did the terrorist/people on Jihad in G. bay actually believe it to be true? The mere thought that 'Saddam Hussein has been removed from Power in Iraq' must be irrational and impossible thought to these detainees. Much less believing that Americans are now physically in Baghdad, that is probably too much for any of them to believe. Would they even believe it to be true if any of them saw it in Newspapers on a TV? These detainee/murderous people's minds are so far gone, they don't even know where they are on planet earth most likely, and that is a very good thing. Even if they were told 'you're on the island of Cuba' they'd be in disbelief. LOL