Number of juveniles held at Guantanamo almost twice official Pentagon figure

[MiaCulpa]

Source: Raw Story - Andy Worthington

On Sunday, the Pentagon admitted that 12 juveniles -- those under the age of 18 at the time their alleged crimes took place -- have been held at Guantanamo Bay (as opposed to the figure of eight that was submitted to the UN in May). But a RAW STORY count, drawn from the Pentagon's own records, reveals that the total number of juveniles held at Guantanamo is at least 22 -- nearly double the official Pentagon figure.

In a submission to the 48th Session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (PDF), the Pentagon claimed that it had only held eight juveniles during the life of the Guantanamo Bay prison. It acknowledged that three Afghans under the age of 16 were released in January 2004 (as reported in the New York Times), stated that another three juveniles were repatriated between 2004 and 2006 and claimed that it was only holding two prisoners who were juveniles at the time of their capture: the Canadian Omar Khadr and the Afghan Mohamed Jawad, who are both facing a trial by Military Commission. The much-criticized Commission was created by the Defense Department as part of "terror trials" conceived in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.

Full story at the link.

Read more: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Number_of_juveniles_held_at_Guantanamo_1121.html

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The report also contains the names of each juvenile held in detention along with age, and known details surrounding their detention.

-Diane

[SpiralHawk]

1. "Ooooops - caught again - Smirk" - Commander AWOL & republicon homelander cabal

[jeff30997]

2. When it comes to the Pentagon trying to cover up their crimes...

I always multiply by 2 the numbers they release.But there are probably even more than those

22 kids.

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

3. Exactly my thoughts.

[Sabriel]

4. Perhaps they're only counting people who are minors right now

Once they hit 18...off the books!