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U.S. segregates violent Iraqi prisoners in crates


From Barbara Starr
CNN Pentagon Correspondent

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. military is segregating violent Iraqi
prisoners in wooden crates that in some cases are not much bigger than
the prisoners.
The U.S. released three photos, including this one, of crates used to
hold detainees for up to 12 hours.


The military released photos of what it calls the "segregation boxes"
used in Iraq.

Three grainy black-and-white photos show the rudimentary structures of
wood and mesh. Some of the boxes are as small as 3 feet by 3 feet by 6
feet tall, according to military officials, although they did not
release a picture of a box that size.

The average Iraqi male is 5 feet 6 inches tall, according to the Iraqi
Ministry of Health. That leaves little room for a prisoner to move once
put in the detention box. See how a man might fit in the crate »

The photos were made public after a blogger filed a Freedom of
Information Act request in 2005.

The military said the boxes are humane and are checked every 15 minutes.
It said detainees, who stand in the boxes, are isolated for no more than
12 hours at a time.

"Someone in a segregation box is actually observed more than those
anywhere else," said Maj. Neal Fisher, a spokesman for Task Force 134,
the Marine unit in charge of detainees. "Their care and custody does not
change simply because they are in segregation." Video Watch why the
boxes raise human rights concerns »

A prisoner has never fallen ill or died because of being held in a
segregation box, Fisher said.

Human rights advocates say little is known about how the military treats
prisoners inside these boxes.

"There are concerns that they could be used in places where the
detainees are enclosed in extremely hot conditions. It is important to
know whether or not detainees are provided with food," said Jennifer
Daskel of Human Rights Watch.

Prisoners get food and water during their time in the boxes, Fisher said.

Since the abuses at Abu Ghraib , the U.S. has improved conditions for
the 20,000 prisoners there, the military said.

But life is tough behind the wire. Hundreds are still considered by the
military to be al Qaeda loyalists.


The U.S. military has released about 10,000 Iraqi prisoners and said it
hopes to release more. Recently, 20 foreign fighters were sent back to
Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the military said.

"We are able to capture threats to the Iraqi government and the
population, detain them, rehabilitate them, and 99 times out of 100
release them," Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said.


- - -

Yes sir, the Bush Administration is working hard to increase respect
around the world for this country.

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U.S. segregates violent Iraqi prisoners in crates


From Barbara Starr
CNN Pentagon Correspondent

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. military is segregating violent Iraqi
prisoners in wooden crates that in some cases are not much bigger than the
prisoners.
The U.S. released three photos, including this one, of crates used to hold
detainees for up to 12 hours.


The military released photos of what it calls the "segregation boxes" used
in Iraq.

Three grainy black-and-white photos show the rudimentary structures of
wood and mesh. Some of the boxes are as small as 3 feet by 3 feet by 6
feet tall, according to military officials, although they did not release
a picture of a box that size.

The average Iraqi male is 5 feet 6 inches tall, according to the Iraqi
Ministry of Health. That leaves little room for a prisoner to move once
put in the detention box. See how a man might fit in the crate »

The photos were made public after a blogger filed a Freedom of Information
Act request in 2005.

The military said the boxes are humane and are checked every 15 minutes.
It said detainees, who stand in the boxes, are isolated for no more than
12 hours at a time.

"Someone in a segregation box is actually observed more than those
anywhere else," said Maj. Neal Fisher, a spokesman for Task Force 134, the
Marine unit in charge of detainees. "Their care and custody does not
change simply because they are in segregation." Video Watch why the boxes
raise human rights concerns »

A prisoner has never fallen ill or died because of being held in a
segregation box, Fisher said.

Human rights advocates say little is known about how the military treats
prisoners inside these boxes.

"There are concerns that they could be used in places where the detainees
are enclosed in extremely hot conditions. It is important to know whether
or not detainees are provided with food," said Jennifer Daskel of Human
Rights Watch.

Prisoners get food and water during their time in the boxes, Fisher said.

Since the abuses at Abu Ghraib , the U.S. has improved conditions for the
20,000 prisoners there, the military said.

But life is tough behind the wire. Hundreds are still considered by the
military to be al Qaeda loyalists.


The U.S. military has released about 10,000 Iraqi prisoners and said it
hopes to release more. Recently, 20 foreign fighters were sent back to
Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the military said.

"We are able to capture threats to the Iraqi government and the
population, detain them, rehabilitate them, and 99 times out of 100
release them," Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said.


- - -

Yes sir, the Bush Administration is working hard to increase respect
around the world for this country.

About the same size as the "boxes" some of our troops come home in.

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U.S. segregates violent Iraqi prisoners in crates


From Barbara Starr
CNN Pentagon Correspondent

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. military is segregating violent Iraqi
prisoners in wooden crates that in some cases are not much bigger than the
prisoners.
The U.S. released three photos, including this one, of crates used to hold
detainees for up to 12 hours.


The military released photos of what it calls the "segregation boxes" used
in Iraq.

Three grainy black-and-white photos show the rudimentary structures of
wood and mesh. Some of the boxes are as small as 3 feet by 3 feet by 6
feet tall, according to military officials, although they did not release
a picture of a box that size.

The average Iraqi male is 5 feet 6 inches tall, according to the Iraqi
Ministry of Health. That leaves little room for a prisoner to move once
put in the detention box. See how a man might fit in the crate »

The photos were made public after a blogger filed a Freedom of Information
Act request in 2005.

The military said the boxes are humane and are checked every 15 minutes.
It said detainees, who stand in the boxes, are isolated for no more than
12 hours at a time.

"Someone in a segregation box is actually observed more than those
anywhere else," said Maj. Neal Fisher, a spokesman for Task Force 134, the
Marine unit in charge of detainees. "Their care and custody does not
change simply because they are in segregation." Video Watch why the boxes
raise human rights concerns »

A prisoner has never fallen ill or died because of being held in a
segregation box, Fisher said.

Human rights advocates say little is known about how the military treats
prisoners inside these boxes.

"There are concerns that they could be used in places where the detainees
are enclosed in extremely hot conditions. It is important to know whether
or not detainees are provided with food," said Jennifer Daskel of Human
Rights Watch.

Prisoners get food and water during their time in the boxes, Fisher said.

Since the abuses at Abu Ghraib , the U.S. has improved conditions for the
20,000 prisoners there, the military said.

But life is tough behind the wire. Hundreds are still considered by the
military to be al Qaeda loyalists.


The U.S. military has released about 10,000 Iraqi prisoners and said it
hopes to release more. Recently, 20 foreign fighters were sent back to
Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the military said.

"We are able to capture threats to the Iraqi government and the
population, detain them, rehabilitate them, and 99 times out of 100
release them," Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said.


- - -

Yes sir, the Bush Administration is working hard to increase respect
around the world for this country.

About the same size as the "boxes" some of our troops come home in.




Yeah, well, you can blame that on the Bush Administration, too. Our
troops should never have been sent into Iraq.

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U.S. segregates violent Iraqi prisoners in crates


From Barbara Starr
CNN Pentagon Correspondent

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. military is segregating violent Iraqi
prisoners in wooden crates that in some cases are not much bigger than
the prisoners.
The U.S. released three photos, including this one, of crates used to
hold detainees for up to 12 hours.


The military released photos of what it calls the "segregation boxes"
used in Iraq.

Three grainy black-and-white photos show the rudimentary structures of
wood and mesh. Some of the boxes are as small as 3 feet by 3 feet by 6
feet tall, according to military officials, although they did not
release a picture of a box that size.

The average Iraqi male is 5 feet 6 inches tall, according to the Iraqi
Ministry of Health. That leaves little room for a prisoner to move once
put in the detention box. See how a man might fit in the crate »

The photos were made public after a blogger filed a Freedom of
Information Act request in 2005.

The military said the boxes are humane and are checked every 15 minutes.
It said detainees, who stand in the boxes, are isolated for no more than
12 hours at a time.

"Someone in a segregation box is actually observed more than those
anywhere else," said Maj. Neal Fisher, a spokesman for Task Force 134,
the Marine unit in charge of detainees. "Their care and custody does not
change simply because they are in segregation." Video Watch why the
boxes raise human rights concerns »

A prisoner has never fallen ill or died because of being held in a
segregation box, Fisher said.

Human rights advocates say little is known about how the military treats
prisoners inside these boxes.

"There are concerns that they could be used in places where the
detainees are enclosed in extremely hot conditions. It is important to
know whether or not detainees are provided with food," said Jennifer
Daskel of Human Rights Watch.

Prisoners get food and water during their time in the boxes, Fisher
said.

Since the abuses at Abu Ghraib , the U.S. has improved conditions for
the 20,000 prisoners there, the military said.

But life is tough behind the wire. Hundreds are still considered by the
military to be al Qaeda loyalists.


The U.S. military has released about 10,000 Iraqi prisoners and said it
hopes to release more. Recently, 20 foreign fighters were sent back to
Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the military said.

"We are able to capture threats to the Iraqi government and the
population, detain them, rehabilitate them, and 99 times out of 100
release them," Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said.


- - -

Yes sir, the Bush Administration is working hard to increase respect
around the world for this country.

About the same size as the "boxes" some of our troops come home in.


Yeah, well, you can blame that on the Bush Administration, too. Our troops
should never have been sent into Iraq.

Nice spin.

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U.S. segregates violent Iraqi prisoners in crates


From Barbara Starr
CNN Pentagon Correspondent

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. military is segregating violent Iraqi
prisoners in wooden crates that in some cases are not much bigger than
the prisoners.
The U.S. released three photos, including this one, of crates used to
hold detainees for up to 12 hours.


The military released photos of what it calls the "segregation boxes"
used in Iraq.

Three grainy black-and-white photos show the rudimentary structures of
wood and mesh. Some of the boxes are as small as 3 feet by 3 feet by 6
feet tall, according to military officials, although they did not
release a picture of a box that size.

The average Iraqi male is 5 feet 6 inches tall, according to the Iraqi
Ministry of Health. That leaves little room for a prisoner to move once
put in the detention box. See how a man might fit in the crate »

The photos were made public after a blogger filed a Freedom of
Information Act request in 2005.

The military said the boxes are humane and are checked every 15 minutes.
It said detainees, who stand in the boxes, are isolated for no more than
12 hours at a time.

"Someone in a segregation box is actually observed more than those
anywhere else," said Maj. Neal Fisher, a spokesman for Task Force 134,
the Marine unit in charge of detainees. "Their care and custody does not
change simply because they are in segregation." Video Watch why the
boxes raise human rights concerns »

A prisoner has never fallen ill or died because of being held in a
segregation box, Fisher said.

Human rights advocates say little is known about how the military treats
prisoners inside these boxes.

"There are concerns that they could be used in places where the
detainees are enclosed in extremely hot conditions. It is important to
know whether or not detainees are provided with food," said Jennifer
Daskel of Human Rights Watch.

Prisoners get food and water during their time in the boxes, Fisher
said.

Since the abuses at Abu Ghraib , the U.S. has improved conditions for
the 20,000 prisoners there, the military said.

But life is tough behind the wire. Hundreds are still considered by the
military to be al Qaeda loyalists.


The U.S. military has released about 10,000 Iraqi prisoners and said it
hopes to release more. Recently, 20 foreign fighters were sent back to
Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the military said.

"We are able to capture threats to the Iraqi government and the
population, detain them, rehabilitate them, and 99 times out of 100
release them," Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said.


- - -

Yes sir, the Bush Administration is working hard to increase respect
around the world for this country.
About the same size as the "boxes" some of our troops come home in.

Yeah, well, you can blame that on the Bush Administration, too. Our troops
should never have been sent into Iraq.

Nice spin.



Not at all. Bush sent our troops into Iraq under false pretenses. A new
book published this week indicates the Bush Administration's lies to get
us into the war were even greater than anyone realized.

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From Barbara Starr
CNN Pentagon Correspondent

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. military is segregating violent Iraqi
prisoners in wooden crates that in some cases are not much bigger than
the prisoners.
The U.S. released three photos, including this one, of crates used to
hold detainees for up to 12 hours.

The military released photos of what it calls the "segregation boxes"
used in Iraq.

Three grainy black-and-white photos show the rudimentary structures of
wood and mesh. Some of the boxes are as small as 3 feet by 3 feet by 6
feet tall, according to military officials, although they did not
release a picture of a box that size.

The average Iraqi male is 5 feet 6 inches tall, according to the Iraqi
Ministry of Health. That leaves little room for a prisoner to move once
put in the detention box. See how a man might fit in the crate »

The photos were made public after a blogger filed a Freedom of
Information Act request in 2005.

The military said the boxes are humane and are checked every 15 minutes.
It said detainees, who stand in the boxes, are isolated for no more than
12 hours at a time.

"Someone in a segregation box is actually observed more than those
anywhere else," said Maj. Neal Fisher, a spokesman for Task Force 134,
the Marine unit in charge of detainees. "Their care and custody does not
change simply because they are in segregation." Video Watch why the
boxes raise human rights concerns »

A prisoner has never fallen ill or died because of being held in a
segregation box, Fisher said.

Human rights advocates say little is known about how the military treats
prisoners inside these boxes.

"There are concerns that they could be used in places where the
detainees are enclosed in extremely hot conditions. It is important to
know whether or not detainees are provided with food," said Jennifer
Daskel of Human Rights Watch.

Prisoners get food and water during their time in the boxes, Fisher
said.

Since the abuses at Abu Ghraib , the U.S. has improved conditions for
the 20,000 prisoners there, the military said.

But life is tough behind the wire. Hundreds are still considered by the
military to be al Qaeda loyalists.

The U.S. military has released about 10,000 Iraqi prisoners and said it
hopes to release more. Recently, 20 foreign fighters were sent back to
Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the military said.

"We are able to capture threats to the Iraqi government and the
population, detain them, rehabilitate them, and 99 times out of 100
release them," Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said.

- - -

Yes sir, the Bush Administration is working hard to increase respect
around the world for this country.
About the same size as the "boxes" some of our troops come home in.

Yeah, well, you can blame that on the Bush Administration, too. Our troops
should never have been sent into Iraq.

Nice spin.

Not at all. Bush sent our troops into Iraq under false pretenses. A new
book published this week indicates the Bush Administration's lies to get
us into the war were even greater than anyone realized.


Here we go again.

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U.S. segregates violent Iraqi prisoners in crates
From Barbara Starr
CNN Pentagon Correspondent
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. military is segregating violent Iraqi
prisoners in wooden crates that in some cases are not much bigger than
the prisoners.
The U.S. released three photos, including this one, of crates used to
hold detainees for up to 12 hours.
The military released photos of what it calls the "segregation boxes"
used in Iraq.
Three grainy black-and-white photos show the rudimentary structures of
wood and mesh. Some of the boxes are as small as 3 feet by 3 feet by 6
feet tall, according to military officials, although they did not
release a picture of a box that size.
The average Iraqi male is 5 feet 6 inches tall, according to the Iraqi
Ministry of Health. That leaves little room for a prisoner to move once
put in the detention box. See how a man might fit in the crate »
The photos were made public after a blogger filed a Freedom of
Information Act request in 2005.
The military said the boxes are humane and are checked every 15 minutes.
It said detainees, who stand in the boxes, are isolated for no more than
12 hours at a time.
"Someone in a segregation box is actually observed more than those
anywhere else," said Maj. Neal Fisher, a spokesman for Task Force 134,
the Marine unit in charge of detainees. "Their care and custody does not
change simply because they are in segregation." Video Watch why the
boxes raise human rights concerns »
A prisoner has never fallen ill or died because of being held in a
segregation box, Fisher said.
Human rights advocates say little is known about how the military treats
prisoners inside these boxes.
"There are concerns that they could be used in places where the
detainees are enclosed in extremely hot conditions. It is important to
know whether or not detainees are provided with food," said Jennifer
Daskel of Human Rights Watch.
Prisoners get food and water during their time in the boxes, Fisher
said.
Since the abuses at Abu Ghraib , the U.S. has improved conditions for
the 20,000 prisoners there, the military said.
But life is tough behind the wire. Hundreds are still considered by the
military to be al Qaeda loyalists.
The U.S. military has released about 10,000 Iraqi prisoners and said it
hopes to release more. Recently, 20 foreign fighters were sent back to
Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the military said.
"We are able to capture threats to the Iraqi government and the
population, detain them, rehabilitate them, and 99 times out of 100
release them," Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said.
- - -
Yes sir, the Bush Administration is working hard to increase respect
around the world for this country.
About the same size as the "boxes" some of our troops come home in.
Yeah, well, you can blame that on the Bush Administration, too. Our troops
should never have been sent into Iraq.
Nice spin.
Not at all. Bush sent our troops into Iraq under false pretenses. A new
book published this week indicates the Bush Administration's lies to get
us into the war were even greater than anyone realized.


Here we go again.


Not at all. It's just that the evidence against Bush is mounting.

BTW, the Iraqis are insisting upon a time table for withdrawal of our
troops. I guess McCain will have to flop...again.

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*U.S. segregates violent Iraqi prisoners in crates
From Barbara Starr
CNN Pentagon Correspondent
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. military is segregating violent Iraqi
prisoners in wooden crates that in some cases are not much bigger than
the prisoners.
The U.S. released three photos, including this one, of crates used to
hold detainees for up to 12 hours.
The military released photos of what it calls the "segregation boxes"
used in Iraq.
Three grainy black-and-white photos show the rudimentary structures of
wood and mesh. Some of the boxes are as small as 3 feet by 3 feet by 6
feet tall, according to military officials, although they did not
release a picture of a box that size.
The average Iraqi male is 5 feet 6 inches tall, according to the Iraqi
Ministry of Health. That leaves little room for a prisoner to move once
put in the detention box. See how a man might fit in the crate »
The photos were made public after a blogger filed a Freedom of
Information Act request in 2005.
The military said the boxes are humane and are checked every 15 minutes.
It said detainees, who stand in the boxes, are isolated for no more than
12 hours at a time.
"Someone in a segregation box is actually observed more than those
anywhere else," said Maj. Neal Fisher, a spokesman for Task Force 134,
the Marine unit in charge of detainees. "Their care and custody does not
change simply because they are in segregation." Video Watch why the
boxes raise human rights concerns »
A prisoner has never fallen ill or died because of being held in a
segregation box, Fisher said.
Human rights advocates say little is known about how the military treats
prisoners inside these boxes.
"There are concerns that they could be used in places where the
detainees are enclosed in extremely hot conditions. It is important to
know whether or not detainees are provided with food," said Jennifer
Daskel of Human Rights Watch.
Prisoners get food and water during their time in the boxes, Fisher
said.
Since the abuses at Abu Ghraib , the U.S. has improved conditions for
the 20,000 prisoners there, the military said.
But life is tough behind the wire. Hundreds are still considered by the
military to be al Qaeda loyalists.
The U.S. military has released about 10,000 Iraqi prisoners and said it
hopes to release more. Recently, 20 foreign fighters were sent back to
Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the military said.
"We are able to capture threats to the Iraqi government and the
population, detain them, rehabilitate them, and 99 times out of 100
release them," Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said.
- - -
Yes sir, the Bush Administration is working hard to increase respect
around the world for this country.
About the same size as the "boxes" some of our troops come home in.
Yeah, well, you can blame that on the Bush Administration, too. Our troops
should never have been sent into Iraq.
Nice spin.
Not at all. Bush sent our troops into Iraq under false pretenses. A new
book published this week indicates the Bush Administration's lies to get
us into the war were even greater than anyone realized.

Here we go again.

Not at all. It's just that the evidence against Bush is mounting.

BTW, the Iraqis are insisting upon a time table for withdrawal of our
troops. I guess McCain will have to flop...again.

How many times can you argue the same lies?

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*U.S. segregates violent Iraqi prisoners in crates
From Barbara Starr
CNN Pentagon Correspondent
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. military is segregating violent Iraqi
prisoners in wooden crates that in some cases are not much bigger than
the prisoners.
The U.S. released three photos, including this one, of crates used to
hold detainees for up to 12 hours.
The military released photos of what it calls the "segregation boxes"
used in Iraq.
Three grainy black-and-white photos show the rudimentary structures of
wood and mesh. Some of the boxes are as small as 3 feet by 3 feet by 6
feet tall, according to military officials, although they did not
release a picture of a box that size.
The average Iraqi male is 5 feet 6 inches tall, according to the Iraqi
Ministry of Health. That leaves little room for a prisoner to move once
put in the detention box. See how a man might fit in the crate »
The photos were made public after a blogger filed a Freedom of
Information Act request in 2005.
The military said the boxes are humane and are checked every 15 minutes.
It said detainees, who stand in the boxes, are isolated for no more than
12 hours at a time.
"Someone in a segregation box is actually observed more than those
anywhere else," said Maj. Neal Fisher, a spokesman for Task Force 134,
the Marine unit in charge of detainees. "Their care and custody does not
change simply because they are in segregation." Video Watch why the
boxes raise human rights concerns »
A prisoner has never fallen ill or died because of being held in a
segregation box, Fisher said.
Human rights advocates say little is known about how the military treats
prisoners inside these boxes.
"There are concerns that they could be used in places where the
detainees are enclosed in extremely hot conditions. It is important to
know whether or not detainees are provided with food," said Jennifer
Daskel of Human Rights Watch.
Prisoners get food and water during their time in the boxes, Fisher
said.
Since the abuses at Abu Ghraib , the U.S. has improved conditions for
the 20,000 prisoners there, the military said.
But life is tough behind the wire. Hundreds are still considered by the
military to be al Qaeda loyalists.
The U.S. military has released about 10,000 Iraqi prisoners and said it
hopes to release more. Recently, 20 foreign fighters were sent back to
Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the military said.
"We are able to capture threats to the Iraqi government and the
population, detain them, rehabilitate them, and 99 times out of 100
release them," Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said.
- - -
Yes sir, the Bush Administration is working hard to increase respect
around the world for this country.
About the same size as the "boxes" some of our troops come home in.

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U.S. segregates violent Iraqi prisoners in crates
From Barbara Starr
CNN Pentagon Correspondent
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. military is segregating violent Iraqi
prisoners in wooden crates that in some cases are not much bigger than
the prisoners.
The U.S. released three photos, including this one, of crates used to
hold detainees for up to 12 hours.
The military released photos of what it calls the "segregation boxes"
used in Iraq.
Three grainy black-and-white photos show the rudimentary structures of
wood and mesh. Some of the boxes are as small as 3 feet by 3 feet by 6
feet tall, according to military officials, although they did not
release a picture of a box that size.
The average Iraqi male is 5 feet 6 inches tall, according to the Iraqi
Ministry of Health. That leaves little room for a prisoner to move once
put in the detention box. See how a man might fit in the crate »
The photos were made public after a blogger filed a Freedom of
Information Act request in 2005.
The military said the boxes are humane and are checked every 15 minutes.
It said detainees, who stand in the boxes, are isolated for no more than
12 hours at a time.
"Someone in a segregation box is actually observed more than those
anywhere else," said Maj. Neal Fisher, a spokesman for Task Force 134,
the Marine unit in charge of detainees. "Their care and custody does not
change simply because they are in segregation." Video Watch why the
boxes raise human rights concerns »
A prisoner has never fallen ill or died because of being held in a
segregation box, Fisher said.
Human rights advocates say little is known about how the military treats
prisoners inside these boxes.
"There are concerns that they could be used in places where the
detainees are enclosed in extremely hot conditions. It is important to
know whether or not detainees are provided with food," said Jennifer
Daskel of Human Rights Watch.
Prisoners get food and water during their time in the boxes, Fisher
said.
Since the abuses at Abu Ghraib , the U.S. has improved conditions for
the 20,000 prisoners there, the military said.
But life is tough behind the wire. Hundreds are still considered by the
military to be al Qaeda loyalists.
The U.S. military has released about 10,000 Iraqi prisoners and said it
hopes to release more. Recently, 20 foreign fighters were sent back to
Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the military said.
"We are able to capture threats to the Iraqi government and the
population, detain them, rehabilitate them, and 99 times out of 100
release them," Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said.
- - -
Yes sir, the Bush Administration is working hard to increase respect
around the world for this country.
About the same size as the "boxes" some of our troops come home in.
Yeah, well, you can blame that on the Bush Administration, too. Our troops
should never have been sent into Iraq.
Nice spin.
Not at all. Bush sent our troops into Iraq under false pretenses. A new
book published this week indicates the Bush Administration's lies to get
us into the war were even greater than anyone realized.
Here we go again.
Not at all. It's just that the evidence against Bush is mounting.

BTW, the Iraqis are insisting upon a time table for withdrawal of our
troops. I guess McCain will have to flop...again.

How many times can you argue the same lies?

I'm sorry, Jim, but just this week another book came out on Bush's lies
regarding Iraq. The Administration of course is in deep denial, but it
doesn't matter, because the Administration has no credibility.


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Republicans - They Take Special Pride in their Ignorance.