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US Planning Big New Prison in Afghanistan

truthout.org
May 18, 2008
        

Eric Schmitt and Tim Golden of The New York Times report: "The Pentagon is moving forward with plans to build a new, 40-acre detention complex on the main American military base in Afghanistan, officials said, in a stark acknowledgment that the United States is likely to continue to hold...

                   

US mulls building new detention camp in Afghanistan

indiaenews.com
May 18, 2008
        

From correspondents in Washington, United States, 07:30 AM IST The US is planning to build a new detention camp at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan for locking up more alleged extremists and terrorists, a Pentagon official has said. 'I can confirm there are indeed plans to build a new detention...

                   

U.S. mulls building new detention camp in Afghanistan

xinhuanet.com
May 18, 2008
        

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The United States is planning to build a new detention camp at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan for locking up more alleged extremists and terrorists, a Pentagon official said Saturday. "I can confirm there are indeed plans to build a new detention facility at Bagram...

U.S. Planning Big New Prison in Afghanistan

worldproutassembly.org
May 17, 2008
        

The Pentagon is moving forward with plans to build a new, 40-acre detention complex on the main American military base in Afghanistan, officials said, in a stark acknowledgment that the United States is likely to continue to hold prisoners overseas for years to come...Military personnel who know...

U.S. planning big new prison in Afghanistan.

thinkprogress.org
May 17, 2008
        

In “a stark acknowledgment that the United States is likely to continue to hold prisoners overseas for years to come,” the New York Times reports today that “the Pentagon is moving forward with plans to build a new, 40-acre detention complex” at the Bagram air base in Afghanistan. As Justin...

US to build new Afghan prison

aljazeera.net
May 17, 2008
        

The Bagram air base was built on an old airfield used during the Russian occupation [File: GALLO/GETTY] The United States plans to build a new detention camp at Bagram military base in Afghanistan, a Defence Department spokesman has said. A Pentagon spokesman confirmed the move on Saturday,...

                   

US to build vast prison in Afghanistan

abc.net.au
May 17, 2008
        

The United States plans to build a vast, new detention camp at its main military base in Afghanistan, a Defence Department spokesman said. "I can confirm there are indeed plans to build a new detention facility at Bagram airfield," spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Mark Wright said. "The overall size...

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US to build new prison in Afghanistan

pitt.edu
May 17, 2008
        

JURIST] The US plans to build a new military detention facility in Afghanistan [JURIST news archive] as a replacement for its current make-shift prison at Bagram Air Base [GlobalSecurity backgrounder; JURIST news archive], the New York Times reported [NYT report] Saturday. The $60-million-dollar,

                   

US to build vast prison in Afghanistan: Pentagon (AFP)

yahoo.com
May 17, 2008
        

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States plans to build a vast, new detention camp at its main military base in Afghanistan, a Defense Department spokesman said on Saturday. "I can confirm there are indeed plans to build a new detention facility at Bagram airfield," spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Mark...

U.S. planning 40-acre prison complex in Afghanistan

signonsandiego.com
May 17, 2008
        

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon plans to build a 40-acre detention complex on the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan, officials said, in a stark acknowledgment that the United States is likely to continue to hold prisoners overseas for years to come. The proposed detention center would replace the...

               

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