US To Send Some At Gitmo To Afghanistan

by Cage Prisoners (reposted)

Sat, Jun 23, 2007 8:49AM

Saturday, June 23, 2007 : The U.S. is helping expand a prison in Afghanistan to take some detainees from Guantanamo Bay, while administration officials argue about whether to bring the most dangerous to the U.S. when the Cuban facility shuts down.

President Bush has made closing the prison in Cuba a priority, though the Afghan site is not meant to be a substitute, the White House said Friday.

"Everybody is working toward the goal to meet what the president has asked them to do, which is to do it as soon as possible," Deputy press secretary Dana Perino told reporters.

She said Bush's top aides are in active discussions about closing Guantanamo. Senior officials, meanwhile, have told The Associated Press a consensus is building on how to do it, including s

Read More

For more information: http://www.cageprisoners.com/articles.php?...

Add Your Comments

Support Independent Media

We are 100% volunteer and depend on your participation to sustain our efforts!