Pentagon Seeks To Overhaul Afghan Prison Where Detainee Abuse Occurred

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First Posted: 07-19-09 10:53 PM   |   Updated: 07-19-09 11:00 PM

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New York Times:

A sweeping United States military review calls for overhauling the troubled American-run prison here as well as the entire Afghan jail and judicial systems, a reaction to worries that abuses and militant recruiting within the prisons are helping to strengthen the Taliban.

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A sweeping United States military review calls for overhauling the troubled American-run prison here as well as the entire Afghan jail and judicial systems, a reaction to worries that abuses and milit...
A sweeping United States military review calls for overhauling the troubled American-run prison here as well as the entire Afghan jail and judicial systems, a reaction to worries that abuses and milit...
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- Tuckerndfw I'm a Fan of Tuckerndfw 99 fans permalink

May I be so bold as to suggest that blowing up innocent men, women & children led to and leads to radicalizing any population. Perhaps people remember 9/11/01 and the extremism that followed from that event.

What makes Americans think other people are any different?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:44 AM on 07/20/2009
- mergina I'm a Fan of mergina 82 fans permalink
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Sure. What's that going to cost? billions? trillions?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:28 AM on 07/20/2009
- Tuckerndfw I'm a Fan of Tuckerndfw 99 fans permalink

Congress has yet to question the defense budget. There's always money for the CIA & defense department.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:38 AM on 07/20/2009
- SamKnause I'm a Fan of SamKnause 69 fans permalink

As our unemployment numbers rise, our infrastructure crumbles, the homeless numbers rise, why are we spending money building prisons and restructuring the judicial system in Afghanistan? Why are we bankrupt when it comes to spending money on U.S. citizens, but not when it comes to wars and foreign countries? Our military mindset in bankrupting the U.S. along with banks and Wall Street.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:46 AM on 07/20/2009
- Tuckerndfw I'm a Fan of Tuckerndfw 99 fans permalink

The military is what bankrupts all empires. The US will be no different.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:39 AM on 07/20/2009
- KCFreedom I'm a Fan of KCFreedom 16 fans permalink

A little paint, and some new curtains, and all will be well!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:14 AM on 07/20/2009
- viper234 I'm a Fan of viper234 22 fans permalink

The train's already left the station. If the Obama administration had held the Bush administration accountable for war crimes authorized by the Bush Executive Branch, Taliban recuritment efforts might've been harder, but when the US violates international law, The Geneva Conventions, the UN Conventions Against Torture, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the US rejects the notion of accountability and Western allies are silent, Taliban recruitment has a higher probabillity of suceeding. This isn't rocket science.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:28 AM on 07/20/2009
- Tuckerndfw I'm a Fan of Tuckerndfw 99 fans permalink

George Bush, the GOP & Congress generally have been al qaida's top recruiters. President Obama & Dems are doing equally well.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:41 AM on 07/20/2009
- dems08 I'm a Fan of dems08 163 fans permalink
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President Obama righting ANOTHER pub disaster.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:10 AM on 07/20/2009
- Tuckerndfw I'm a Fan of Tuckerndfw 99 fans permalink

Not according to the reports I've been reading.

President Obama is expanding the use of the military in Afghanistan as if that is going to lead to anything good. Blowing up innocent men, women & children isn't new policy, it's just more of the same.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:56 AM on 07/20/2009
- normathumb I'm a Fan of normathumb 20 fans permalink

Just a little whitewash and nobody will know the difference. Destroy the evidence.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:41 PM on 07/19/2009
- TJCole I'm a Fan of TJCole 152 fans permalink
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Military Intelligence still the number one Oxymoron..!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:16 PM on 07/19/2009

That's nice, good thing they are "seeking" to do it rather then just f u c k i n g doing it.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:10 PM on 07/19/2009
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