rssObama Troop Announcement Renews Focus on Bagram
Wednesday, December 02, 2009 at 11:56 am
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One of many consequences of President Obama’s decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan is that those troops are likely to capture many more prisoners that end up at the U.S.-run prison at Bagram air base. That’s raising concerns among human rights groups that the recently revealed secret prison run by special operations forces will be used to continue past abuses of detainees captured in the ongoing war.
Over the weekend, news reports revealed that terror suspects are being held in a secret part of the prison at that Bagram air base for interrogation. They’re denied access to the International Committee of the Red Cross, and some have claimed they’ve been subjected to abuses, including sleep deprivation, sexual humiliation and other maltreatment similar to the sorts of interrogation abuses that occurred during the Bush administration.
Human Rights First is now calling for a full investigation of the so-called “black prison” at Bagram and the alleged abuses there.
“These allegations raise serious questions about whether reforms initiated by the Obama administration are being properly implemented and about whether they are sufficient to end torture and detainee abuse,” the organization wrote in a letter sent yesterday to Afghanistan Commander Vice-Admiral Robert Harward. “If substantiated, the alleged conduct of detaining authorities is in violation of U.S. law, including the Detainee Treatment Act, and the 2006 Army Field Manual, which is applicable to all U.S. government agencies. It is also in violation of international law, including Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the Convention against Torture.”
The letter asks that the results of the investigation be made public and that the perpetrators of abuses be held accountable.
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Pingback posted December 2, 2009 @ 11:58 am
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Comment posted December 2, 2009 @ 12:36 pm
HELP WANTED SUPPORTING U.S. ARMED FORCES
There's one thing about the discussion of whether you agree with sending more troops or if you disagree with sending more troops – it is a moot point – it's happening regardless. And where will the material support come from to feed, house and take care of all those U.S. and coalition troops?? Exactly who will build and maintain the infrastructure for the new and existing bases in Afghanistan?? logcap4jobs.com provides some incredibly honest, raw information for anyone considering going to work on the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program, and what those intrepid enough to endure the living conditions for substantial compensation should expect. The U.S. and coalition troops look to civilians working on LOGCAP for their meals, to do their laundry, take out the trash, keep their living quarters warm in the winter, cool in the summer and much, much more. Imagine for a moment all the disciplines required to build a small city and you'll begin to get an idea of all the disciplines required to perform the monumental task required to support so many troops – engineers, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, truck drivers, laborers, food service personnel, heavy equipment operators, administrative personnel, accounting and finance, HR, mechanics, water supply, refuse removal – the list goes on and on. All these disciplines plus dozens and dozens more must be supplied to the war fighter in order for them to concentrate on the mission at hand. logcap4jobs.com knows what it's talking about when it comes to the subject of supplying the support personell for what many have called the “shadow army” accompanying the troops.
It's a job…..and somebody's gotta do it.
Comment posted December 2, 2009 @ 5:36 pm
HELP WANTED SUPPORTING U.S. ARMED FORCES
There's one thing about the discussion of whether you agree with sending more troops or if you disagree with sending more troops – it is a moot point – it's happening regardless. And where will the material support come from to feed, house and take care of all those U.S. and coalition troops?? Exactly who will build and maintain the infrastructure for the new and existing bases in Afghanistan?? logcap4jobs.com provides some incredibly honest, raw information for anyone considering going to work on the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program, and what those intrepid enough to endure the living conditions for substantial compensation should expect. The U.S. and coalition troops look to civilians working on LOGCAP for their meals, to do their laundry, take out the trash, keep their living quarters warm in the winter, cool in the summer and much, much more. Imagine for a moment all the disciplines required to build a small city and you'll begin to get an idea of all the disciplines required to perform the monumental task required to support so many troops – engineers, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, truck drivers, laborers, food service personnel, heavy equipment operators, administrative personnel, accounting and finance, HR, mechanics, water supply, refuse removal – the list goes on and on. All these disciplines plus dozens and dozens more must be supplied to the war fighter in order for them to concentrate on the mission at hand. logcap4jobs.com knows what it's talking about when it comes to the subject of supplying the support personell for what many have called the “shadow army” accompanying the troops.
It's a job…..and somebody's gotta do it.
Pingback posted December 7, 2009 @ 3:12 pm
[...] Scott Horton questions what may or may not be going on at the “black site” run by Joint Special Operations Command at Bagram Air Force Base, and whether Obama’s Executive Order No. 13941 (shutting down “black sites”) really accomplishes anything at all. Daphne Eviatar has some additional factual background. [...]
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