Red Cross Report Criticizes Guantanamo Prison

[maddezmom]

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross has issued a new report criticizing the detention of hundreds of suspects at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a Pentagon official said on Thursday.

The senior official, who asked not to be identified, gave no details, but told reporters traveling with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to Iraq that the ICRC had delivered the report to the State Department this week.

"It was described to him (Rumsfeld) as critical," the official said, noting that the Red Cross had repeatedly complained about the imprisonment at Guantanamo of more than 500 people -- most of them captured in Afghanistan -- in stark cells for up to two years or more without charges.

ICRC spokesman Florian Westphal in Geneva confirmed the agency had handed over a confidential report on Guantanamo to U.S. authorities as part of its standard procedure, but declined to give any details.

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more: http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=SJE2FLQPQ5AFQCRBAELCFEY?type=topNews&storyID=5132134

[Enraged_Ape]

1. Why does the Red Cross hate America?

Don't they know that mistreatment of prisoners is just a few "fraternity pranks" among isolated individuals at Abu Ghiraib? Don't they listen to Rush?

[molly]

2. They ALL knew long before this was made public

this is indicative of their arrogant bullish egos.

[Sgt. Peppers]

3. Working with the American Red Cross is very rewarding

You know it has to be a good thing if the repubs don't like it.
Youth Services Chairman
Hoosier Hills Chapter
of the American Red Cross
www.hhredcross.org

[LeinesRed]

4. "No photos...No Fury"

As we now know, there is no necessary action unless photographic proof is given to the dimwits in charge. See Arianna's second to last blog posting:
http://www.ariannaonline.com/blog/index.php

[Say_What]

5. Everyday another nail in BoyKing's coffin