...er zijn dus geheime CIA gevangenissen buiten de V.S. Kostte wel een jaartje voordat George het ook mocht zeggen van ome Dick, onderdeel van de strategie uiteraard.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that some foreign terrorism suspects have been held by the CIA outside the United States. Bush defended a CIA program to interrogate top terrorism suspects, saying they were a vital source of information. "Our security depends on getting this kind of information," Bush said. The CIA prison program was reported by a newspaper last year, sparking international criticism of the Bush administration.
Bush said the U.S. has moved 14 key terrorism suspects held in secret CIA prisons to military control, while the Pentagon banned a series of what it called abusive interrogation tactics for all detainees. The 14 suspects were transferred to Pentagon control for prosecution at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where the military already holds roughly 445 prisoners. A Bush administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the announcement was an acknowledgment of the existence of the CIA program to interrogate high-value terrorism suspects.
Up to now, the U.S. government has not officially acknowledged the existence of the CIA prisons, which were revealed by the Washington Post last year, sparking international criticism of the Bush administration. The Pentagon also unveiled a new directive that said all detainees of the U.S. military will be ensured humane treatment, but some such as al Qaeda members would have fewer protections than traditional prisoners of war. Separately, the Pentagon unveiled long-awaited changes to the 1992 Army Field Manual governing the interrogation of prisoners held by the U.S. military.
The changes came more than two years after the Abu Ghraib Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal and criticism from human rights activists over treatment of Guantanamo detainees. The White House also was expected to unveil proposed legislation to set the rules for conducting trials of foreign terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay. The Army Field Manual explicitly prohibits torture or cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, and mentions eight specific prohibitions, said Lt. Gen. John Kimmons, Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence.
Interrogators may not force a detainee to be naked, perform sexual acts or pose in a sexual manner, and cannot place hoods or sacks over a detainee's head or use duct tape over his eyes. They cannot beat or electrically shock or burn a detainee or inflict other forms of physical pain. They may not use "water boarding," a type of simulated drowning, or perform mock executions. They may not use treatment that would lead to heat injury or deprive detainees of the necessary food, water and medical care. And they may not use dogs in any aspect of interrogations.
Bron: Reuters
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