U.S. Prison Grows Beyond Capacity in Afghanistan »
Posted by: ameliog 7 months, 3 weeks agoThe American detention center, established at the Bagram military base as a temporary screening site after the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, is now teeming with some 630 prisoners - more than twice the 275 being held at Guantanamo.
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DropkickaLib7 months, 3 weeks ago
Time to build a gallows and make room for the rest of the terrorists.
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ameliog7 months, 3 weeks ago
Why settle for gallows? That wouldn't get the job done quick enough or in large enough quantity. Think industrial grade solution. Yeah, that's the ticket.
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ameliog7 months, 3 weeks ago
But they do get turned loose. Stories appear on a regular basis informing us of people being set free from detention facilities. How accurate do we need to be on proof of guilt before we take other humans and kill them?
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saintetienne7 months, 3 weeks ago
"...now teeming with some 630 prisoners - more than twice the 275 being held at Guantanamo."
GREAT! More target practice for our troops, until bin Laden is found! I mean, let's face it, it's not as if these people value their lives, anyway. I know - - we can tell them they are dying for Allah, then EVERYBODY wins!
I just LOVE win-win situations!
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ameliog7 months, 3 weeks ago
An Arab family moved into our neighborhood recently. The rest of us held a meeting to discuss the danger of them being members of al qaeda. Someone suggested we could talk to the family to get a better idea of their true intentions but was overruled by wiser voices who argued that the risk was too great - they'd lie to us anyway, as all Arabs do - and we should just kill the family. After all, we'd all be sorry if we did nothing and discover one day that the Arab family ate one of our children.
So we killed the family and burned down their house. That'll teach 'em! On Sunday, several of us neighbors went to church thanking God for giving us the moral courage to take a stand against terrorism and violence. And if we guessed wrong, we take comfort that Jesus knows we had good intentions and will smile lovingly as he gives us a pass on our actions.
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walden37 months, 3 weeks ago
"Bagram prisoners have fewer privileges, less ability to contest their detention and no access to lawyers. Some detainees have been held without charge for more than five years, officials said."
What bothers me is potentially holding people forever without a chance to hear charges or defend themselves. Because we are not at war against a state the detainees could potentially be facing a life sentence. It sounds like something that as a kid growing up I used to hear Russia did. Never did I expect my country, my United States, to indefinitely secret people away without charge.
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LonelyPoet7 months, 3 weeks ago
psst, yeah in this many years sure the prison will overflow. But I don't think this is the answer for anything. If we want to solve the situation in Afghanistan, instead of putting our hands around the shoulders of Musharraff we must attack the tribal areas of Pakistan. Kill Bin Laden and his kins once and forever. That will solve it. Those stupid Pakistani's truly deserve a kick on their butts.
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Hmmm. How did you find me? I specifically requested an unlisted profile. While my attorneys look into this egregious matter, I will go play golf ...
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