OUTLook: U.S. war prisons legal vacuum for 14,000

9/17/2006 11:15:28 AM

In the few short years since the first shackled Afghan shuffled off to Guantanamo, the U.S. military has created a global network of overseas prisons, its islands of high security keeping 14,000 detainees beyond the reach of established law.

TalkLeft: The Politics of 14.000 Held in Secret U.S. Prisons

The Associated Press reports today the U.S. has held 14,000 detainees overseas in secret prisons "beyond the reach of established law." The bitterest words come from inside the system, the size of several major U. ... #

The Huffington Post | 14,000 Held In "Legal Vacuum" Of American War Prisons...

In the few short years since the first shackled Afghan shuffled off to Guantanamo, the U.S. military has created a global network of overseas prisons, its islands of high security keeping 14,000 detainees beyond the reach of established law. ... #

Little Green Footballs / AP Photographer Captured with Al Qaeda Leader

Arrested Pulitzer Prize winning Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein, who took the infamous pictures of a terrorist execution on Haifa Street in Baghdad, and is notorious in the blogosphere for his collusion with jihadis as they tried to kill Americans, is the subject of a very lengthy attempt by the AP to whitewash his acts: ... #

Say Anything / Media Reports U.S. War Prisons As A "Legal Vacuum" For Over 14,000 Detainees

Sigh... BAGHDAD, Iraq - In the few short years since the first shackled Afghan shuffled off to Guantanamo, the U.S. military has created a global network of overseas prisons, its islands of high security keeping 14,000 detainees beyond the reach of established law.