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.

[MrBambaLaMamba]

I wonder if they had the choice of either jumping to their deaths or being incinerated?

Or perhaps a building simply collapsed on top of their sorry barbarian a$$es.

[truth_seeker]

Perfect. War is Hell. It involves killing people and breaking stuff (old model).

Maybe the newer model involves disappearing people.

[okie01]

Cynically summarised, Human Rights Watch arose as a joint venture of George Soros and the State Department.

[joebuck]

"Human Rights Watch said in a report issued Monday."

I don't recall Human Rights Watch being all that concerned about our disappearing towers in New York a few years ago.

[F16Fighter]

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

Lol....Was that the same movie the "priest" tried to kill Callahan?

I'd like to see the 'Human Rights Watch' "disappearing" under US Custody.

[woofie]

I got em in my basement ...Dick Cheney will come by on Friday with a sixpack

[atomicpossum]

In refusing to disclose the prisoners' whereabouts or acknowledge the detentions

So we're just supposed to take 'Human' Rights Watch's word for it. Right.

[WoodstockCat]

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."

honestly, if it's the worst of the 11, I couldn't care less if they attaching portable generators to their privates at this point.

[WoodstockCat]

The Great Escape and the 50 shot for trying to resist come to mind also...

[jdluntjr]

These groups don't get it. The American people would like a lot of Al Qaida and Taliban to disappear, preferably with screams of pain.

They're not people, they're insects. Got a bug problem, call and exterminator.

[McGavin999]

Tell them that they are in Durfer. Maybe that will get Human Rights Watch interested in the genocide that's going on over there.

[VOA]

I'd be skeptical, but you notice that you never do see the two of them together...hmm...

I know this will fry neurons at the Council on American-Islamic Relations...but it was a hoot
when KSM's photo first surfaced here.

And a fair number of freeper-guys could admit here in cyberspace that
KSM he was a dead-ringer for a pornstar.

[DTogo]

I'd like to see the 'Human Rights Watch' "disappearing" under US Custody.

Ditto!

[fightu4it]

"They played N'Sync and Menudo CDs?"

They also papered their cell with pictures of Hillary. Talk about cruel and inhumane.

[VOA]

honestly, if it's the worst of the 11, I couldn't care less if they attaching
portable generators to their privates at this point.

Actually, that's the sort of torture reminscent of Jinghis Khan, the French
in Algeria (yep, that was one of the tactics used by THE FRENCH), and that
apparently seems to excite John Kerry in an odd way.

I'm disturbed at these allegations. (sarcasm)

I'm even more disturbed that if the allegations are true, I can't buy a
DVD of the treatment of "the 11". (NOT sarcasm)

[federal]

Yeah I thought I remembered Soros was the money behind HRW.

So what we have here is another partizan political attack by a front group for the DNC.

Who could have ever guessed it?

[NY Attitude]

Why not "ring them up"?

[Wild Irish Rogue]

This is custom made for the " former law enforcement person," Senator Nuisance , to make as his new talking point tomorrow.

Free The Al Queda Eleven !!

[okie01]

So what we have here is another partizan political attack by a front group for the DNC.

Q: Absent George Soros, Teresa Heinz Kerry's Tides Foundation and the Mainstream Media, where would the Democrat party be?

A: Approximately the same place they'd be without the votes of government workers, welfare recipients, acadaemia and racists.

[LeoWindhorse]

I hope they all get 'helicopter interrogations '

3 or 4 at a time ...."think ur a tough guy huh?" = a boot out the door over the ocean ~~~~~~~
"next?"

think they'd tell us what we want to know?

This is war baby , few rules should apply.