Anand Gopal: Shocking stories of US tortures in Afghanistan + “America’s Secret Afghan Prisons”

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RussiaToday
February 02, 2010

An ever increasing number of U.S. troops are fighting for peace in Afghanistan. But an investigative journalist claims to have revealed the shocking truth about surprise night raids by American forces and secret prisons where detainees are routinely tortured. In an exclusive interview to RT, Anand Gopal says Obama’s mission in Afghanistan is not much different from Bush’s in Iraq.

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“America’s Secret Afghan Prisons”: Investigation Unearths New U.S. Torture Site, Abuse Allegations in Afghanistan

Democracy Now!
Feb 2, 2010

A new investigation by journalist Anand Gopal reveals harrowing details about U.S. secret prisons in Afghanistan, under both the Bush and Obama administrations. Gopal interviewed Afghans who were detained and abused at several disclosed and undisclosed sites at US and Afghan military bases across the country. He also reveals the existence of another secret prison on Bagram Air Base that even the Red Cross does not have access to. It is dubbed the Black Jail and reportedly run by US Special Forces.

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A major UN report on secret detention policies around the world concludes that the practice could reach the threshold of a crime against humanity. An advance unedited version of the report was published last week and will be presented to the UN Human rights council in March. The report examines the vast network of secret prisons connected to the so-called global war on terror.

Well a new investigation by journalist Anand Gopal reveals some harrowing details about America’s secret prisons in Afghanistan, under both the Bush and Obama administrations. What emerges is a world that goes far beyond the main prison in Bagram and includes disappearances, night raids, hidden detention centers,and torture. Gopal interviewed Afghans who were detained and abused at several disclosed and undisclosed sites at US and Afghan military bases across the country. He also reveals the existence of another secret prison on Bagram Air Base that even the Red Cross does not have access to. It is dubbed the Black Jail and reportedly run by US Special Forces.

Journalist Anand Gopal has reported from Afghanistan for the Christian Science Monitor and the Wall Street Journal. His latest article is “America’s Secret Afghan Prisons.” It appears in the February 15th edition of the Nation magazine.

Anand Gopal joins me now from Austin, Texas.

Anand Gopal, Journalist who has reported from Afghanistan for the Christian Science Monitor and the Wall Street Journal. His latest article is America’s Secret Afghan Prisons. It appears in the February 15th edition of the Nation magazine.

Scott Horton, attorney specializing in international law and human rights and a contributing editor of Harper’s Magazine where he writes the blog No Comment.

via “America’s Secret Afghan Prisons”: Investigation Unearths New U.S. Torture Site, Abuse Allegations in Afghanistan

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