Ah. I read further. Apparently Canada, France, Italy and the Netherlands have been conducting investigations into citizens of there's who have disappeared and are believed to be in these what the CIA calls "black sites."
Four countries have been investigating these prisons.
Reading the level of detail here, it's clear CIA who've been directly involved in the administration of these sites came forward. There's no other way they could know so much.
There are even the blunders such as a young CIA operative who ordered a prisoner stripped naked outside in Afghanistan's winter and left there chained to a fence all night (the man died). Apparently the CIA had no idea what to do with newly captured suspected terrorists so kept them in cargo containers... until some asphixiated.
Then they had a facility in Thailand in 2003, but its existence came to light and Thailand changed its mind and asked them to leave. Many of these prisoners were kept in Guantamano Bay, but were moved once there was greater US oversight. (Which... I can't imagine the conditions under which these people are being kept. Guantamano is so bad 200 prisoners went on a hunger strike in July and 28 are being force-fed.)
Early information on the situation is detailed and definitely firsthand. Later information is far more sketchy, so this is someone who was taken out of the loop at some point following... hmmm... it looks like 2003-4.
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Date: 2005-11-04 02:20 am (UTC)Four countries have been investigating these prisons.
Reading the level of detail here, it's clear CIA who've been directly involved in the administration of these sites came forward. There's no other way they could know so much.
There are even the blunders such as a young CIA operative who ordered a prisoner stripped naked outside in Afghanistan's winter and left there chained to a fence all night (the man died). Apparently the CIA had no idea what to do with newly captured suspected terrorists so kept them in cargo containers... until some asphixiated.
Then they had a facility in Thailand in 2003, but its existence came to light and Thailand changed its mind and asked them to leave. Many of these prisoners were kept in Guantamano Bay, but were moved once there was greater US oversight. (Which... I can't imagine the conditions under which these people are being kept. Guantamano is so bad 200 prisoners went on a hunger strike in July and 28 are being force-fed.)
Early information on the situation is detailed and definitely firsthand. Later information is far more sketchy, so this is someone who was taken out of the loop at some point following... hmmm... it looks like 2003-4.
Read it. I've no doubt of its credibility.
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