rssU.S. Detentions Chief in Afghanistan Says Recidivism Is Very Low
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 11:03 am
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Don’t expect to see many detainees once held at Bagram Air Field return to the fight, Vice Adm. Robert Harward, detention operations chief for Gen. Stanley McChrystal, said on a blogger conference call this morning.
Asked by Jeff Schogol of Stars & Stripes about the recidivism rate, Harward said ”very, very few” detainees leave U.S. detention facilities in Afghanistan to return to the battlefield. He elaborated that about 3000 Afghans in eight years had been detained by U.S. forces, with 750 detained in the past year and 550 detained at the new facility at Bagram called Parwan. Out of those, Harward said he could document a total of 17 ex-detainees who had returned to the fight. “That’s less than half of one percent,” he said.
But it’s not the whole story. Harward said he couldn’t account for those detained insurgents turned over to the Afghan authorities and what their recidivism rate is. “I can tell you it’s very, very low for those that are captured by U.S. forces and go through our detention facilities,” he said.
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Comment posted January 27, 2010 @ 12:29 pm
Read this little snippet against the Harpers expose on the torture, murder and coverup of yet 3 more prisoners at Gitmo.
One thing we do know: after 8 years of failed war, vicious torture and endless lying, one must always approach US military statements about detainees with an oceanful of salt. Should there be any truth to this one I can think of a number of explanations that the good Admiral might not like.
Perhaps the reason only 17 are alleged to have 'returned” to combat is that all the others were never insurgents to start with and were simply rounded up by American troops after an attack. By virtually all accounts this remains standard operating procedure on the ground. And how could it be otherwise, since the troops don't speak the language, don't understand the culture, and can't tell firendly Afghans from unfriendlies. They're all “jihadis” you know!
Another possibility being that after being tortured and humiliated in US prisons for a year or 2 or 6, released prisoners do join the Taliban and fight the hated Americans to the death.
You have a nice day, Admiral!
Comment posted January 27, 2010 @ 5:02 pm
Bush & Cheney, Rumsfeld, on down to McChrystal & Petraeus & beyond; each & every one of 'em would be exposed for the cockroaches they are if only the corporate media had the sack to do a systematic study of where each detainee came from, what they were accused of, subjected to—and where they are NOW: If you have more than 3 brain cells to rub together, you probably remember how compliant the media was in the vague, generalized characterization & depiction of all these detainees as TERRORISTS. If so, why have they been released???
Comment posted January 27, 2010 @ 5:29 pm
Read this little snippet against the Harpers expose on the torture, murder and coverup of yet 3 more prisoners at Gitmo.
One thing we do know: after 8 years of failed war, vicious torture and endless lying, one must always approach US military statements about detainees with an oceanful of salt. Should there be any truth to this one I can think of a number of explanations that the good Admiral might not like.
Perhaps the reason only 17 are alleged to have 'returned” to combat is that all the others were never insurgents to start with and were simply rounded up by American troops after an attack. By virtually all accounts this remains standard operating procedure on the ground. And how could it be otherwise, since the troops don't speak the language, don't understand the culture, and can't tell firendly Afghans from unfriendlies. They're all “jihadis” you know!
Another possibility being that after being tortured and humiliated in US prisons for a year or 2 or 6, released prisoners do join the Taliban and fight the hated Americans to the death.
You have a nice day, Admiral!
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Bush & Cheney, Rumsfeld, on down to McChrystal & Petraeus & beyond; each & every one of 'em would be exposed for the cockroaches they are if only the corporate media had the sack to do a systematic study of where each detainee came from, what they were accused of, subjected to—and where they are NOW: If you have more than 3 brain cells to rub together, you probably remember how compliant the media was in the vague, generalized characterization & depiction of all these detainees as TERRORISTS. If so, why have they been released???
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