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| Bush confirms secret prisons |
| By The Chicago Tribune |
| Published: 09/07/2006 |
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WASHINGTON, DC - President Bush, calling on Congress to quickly authorize trials of suspected terrorists by military tribunals, acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that the Central Intelligence Agency has subjected dozens of detainees to "tough" interrogation at secret prisons abroad and said the remaining 14 have been transferred to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to await trial. The 14 held at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo include high-level Al Qaeda operatives responsible for the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, as well as bombings and foiled plots targeting Americans at home and abroad, according to the president and senior aides. The admission of the CIA's long-concealed program, claims of its successes and the announcement of planned trials for several accused terrorists represent dramatic moves by the Bush administration to rivet public attention to persisting threats as both the anniversary of Sept. 11 and critical Nov. 7 congressional elections near. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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