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Bagram inmates can challenge detention: Pentagon
Breitbart ^ | 9/14/09 | afp

Posted on 09/14/2009 9:10:05 AM PDT by Nachum

The Pentagon is to give some 600 prisoners held in the US air base in Bagram, Afghanistan, the right to challenge their detention, Defense Department spokesman Bryan Whitman said Monday.

"It's basically a review procedure that ensures people go in front of a panel periodically to give them the opportunity to contest their detention," he told reporters.

The inmates would be aided by a uniformed "personal representative" who would "guide them through this administrative process, to help gather witness statements," Whitman added.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bagram; can; challenge; inmates

1 posted on 09/14/2009 9:10:05 AM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

Just how many pre-election promises did this guy make with our enemies?


2 posted on 09/14/2009 9:12:17 AM PDT by sarasota
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To: Nachum
"The inmates would be aided by a uniformed "personal representative" who would "guide them through this administrative process, to help gather witness statements," Whitman added."

Sounds like a community organizer to me. ACORN goes to war. For the enemy

3 posted on 09/14/2009 9:14:42 AM PDT by Waryone (If the democrats paid taxes like the rest of us, the United States wouldn't have a deficit.)
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

The list, ping


4 posted on 09/14/2009 9:16:46 AM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

Nachum, this is NOT good.

“New plan lets Afghan detainees question detention”

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2339065/posts


5 posted on 09/14/2009 9:27:48 AM PDT by 444Flyer ( "Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers."--Mignon McLaughlin)
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To: Cindy

Ping


6 posted on 09/14/2009 9:28:09 AM PDT by 444Flyer ( "Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers."--Mignon McLaughlin)
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To: All

"Obama, you're doing a 'super' job!"


7 posted on 09/14/2009 9:30:21 AM PDT by 444Flyer ( "Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers."--Mignon McLaughlin)
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To: 444Flyer

Nope, not good at all.


8 posted on 09/14/2009 9:56:14 AM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

It would be a lot cheaper just to set them free and shoot them for trying to escape.


9 posted on 09/14/2009 10:05:06 AM PDT by Venturer
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It would be a lot cheaper just to set them free and shoot them for trying to escape.

I am sure the soldiers in field are having thoughts just like that.

10 posted on 09/14/2009 10:21:34 AM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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