Group: al-Qaida Detainees 'Disappeared'

Associated Press ^ | Oct 11th, 2004 | SAM DOLNICK

[Artemis Webb]

NEW YORK - At least 11 al-Qaida suspects have "disappeared" in U.S. custody, and some may have been tortured, Human Rights Watch said in a report issued Monday.

The prisoners are probably being held outside the United States without access to the Red Cross or any oversight of their treatment, the human rights group said. In some cases, the United States will not even acknowledge the prisoners are in custody.

The report said the prisoners include the alleged architect of the Sept. 11 attacks, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, as well as Abu Zubaydah, who is believed to be a close aide to Osama bin Laden.

In refusing to disclose the prisoners' whereabouts or acknowledge the detentions, Human Rights Watch said, the U.S. government has violated international law, international treaties and the Geneva Convention. The group called on the government to bring all the prisoners "under the protection of the law."

"I think the U.S. demeans itself when it adopts the philosophy that the ends justify the means in the fight against terror," said Reed Brody, special counsel with Human Rights Watch.

[Artemis Webb]

I remember "Dirty Harry" stepping on the thug in the movie by the same name as he screamed, "I got rights!!"

Too Damn Bad.

[FesterUSMC]

and some may have been tortured

Yea, I like how they jump to conclusions with NO proof...

[Poohbah]

At least 11 al-Qaida suspects have "disappeared" in U.S. custody, and some may have been tortured

They played N'Sync and Menudo CDs?

[Dog Gone]

I acknowledge that the US has KSM in custody.

[gov_bean_ counter]

US response.

Don't know who you're talking about. Hell, I can't tell one Abu from another Abu. They all look the same to me.

[tet68]

"I think the U.S. demeans itself when it adopts the philosophy that the ends justify the means in the fight against terror," said Reed Brody, special counsel with Human Rights Watch.


Of course Reed probably thinks that when Islamic fanatics
cut the heads off innocent people, it doesn't demean Islam.

[FesterUSMC]

The prisoners are probably being held outside the United States

probably? ummmm

[waterman478]

Hey Reed Brody: Go to hell. Go see what you geniuses can do about real human rights abuses, like when the people being abused aren't guilty if vicious murder of innocent people.

Human Rights Watch...the United Nations...Amnesty International...all ideas who initial mission has been hijacked and corrupted by "liberals".

[dawn53]

In refusing to disclose the prisoners' whereabouts or acknowledge the detentions, Human Rights Watch said, the U.S. government has violated... Geneva Convention

Sorry to disappoint those Red Cross "bleeding hearts (no pun intended), but the Geneva Convention does not apply to AQ.

[tet68]

I acknowledge that the US has KSM in custody.

If you are a family member or relative of KSM
please let us know where to send his remains,
when he is released.

[hershey]

Torture? They found a Victoria Secrets' sales slip for a half dozen pink panties.

[Peach]

And how many Nazi and Japanese prisoners "disappeared" during WWII. This works for me.

[Publius]

I acknowledge that the US has KSM in custody.

And when they poured that white hot lead up his keister, he sang like Whitney Houston.

[Artemis Webb]

"Human Rights Watch...the United Nations...Amnesty International...all ideas who initial mission has been hijacked and corrupted by "liberals"."

Totally Correct.

[Khurkris]

"pssst!...hey Buddy...KSM is in France..."

[federal]

I was thinking I read a article which stated that Human Rights Watch was tied in with George Soro's Open Society or what ever it's called.

Does anyone know if that is right?

[leadpencil1]

11 al-Qaida suspects have "disappeared" in U.S. custody

That's a great solution to legally detaining them and having to put up with all the PC bull crap that starts up.

[T'wit]

I hope they got run through a garbage shredder.

[Former Dodger]

You know after the Afghan campaign, when they were moving the prisoners to Gitmo, it always cheered me up to think that maybe evry 4th transport plane just opened up over the Indian Ocean and dumped the whole load.

Health codes require that, you know, like when the planes dump the frozen blue water from the toilest over land: you just can't be dropping terrorist through people's roofs!

Well, maybe you can, but do it over France!

[hummingbird]

At least 11 al-Qaida suspects have "disappeared" in U.S. custody, and some may have been tortured, Human Rights Watch said in a report issued Monday.

Hundreds of thousands are dead in the Sudan...hope HRW is working on that one, too.