The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) released newly obtained documents on Wednesday, one of which included a disturbing account of an interrogation in late 2002.
The commander of the US Southern Command, which is responsible for the prison at Guantanamo, immediately ordered an investigation into the FBI allegations of abuse.
Aljazeera articleThe commander of the US Southern Command, which is responsible for the prison at Guantanamo, immediately ordered an investigation into the FBI allegations of abuse.
And I'm sure we can count on the military to clean itself up.
Investigators will look into allegations of prisoner abuse at Guantanamo Bay described in recently released FBI documents, authorities said, as a new batch of FBI memos was released.
The U.S. Southern Command in Miami assigned Army Brig. Gen. John T. Furlow to lead the investigation, which could begin as early as this week. The military maintains that most incidents detailed in the FBI memos occurred in 2002 when the prison was just opening, and that some of the interrogation techniques labelled as "aggressive" are no longer in use.
C News articleThe U.S. Southern Command in Miami assigned Army Brig. Gen. John T. Furlow to lead the investigation, which could begin as early as this week. The military maintains that most incidents detailed in the FBI memos occurred in 2002 when the prison was just opening, and that some of the interrogation techniques labelled as "aggressive" are no longer in use.
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"It will be fully investigated," Guantanamo's commanding Army Brig. Gen. Jay Hood said Wednesday, adding that recent articles about allegations have skewed the public's understanding about the mission and the troops' commitment to strict standards.
Of course.
Human rights groups have called for an independent investigation into prisoner abuse at the base, where 550 or so detainees from nearly 40 countries are accused of links to Afghanistan's ousted Taliban regime or the al-Qaida terror network.
The military, they say, cannot be trusted to investigate itself.
"Although more transparency is always welcome, we're way past the point where internal inquiries can be considered sufficient," said Alistair Hodgett, a spokesman for London-based Amnesty International.
The military, they say, cannot be trusted to investigate itself.
"Although more transparency is always welcome, we're way past the point where internal inquiries can be considered sufficient," said Alistair Hodgett, a spokesman for London-based Amnesty International.
Yeah, well, you deal with the investigation you get.
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