The presence of prisoners held by the CIA outside of the military's usual system of registration and care was an important finding of an Army investigation completed last month. Defense officials had previously only acknowledged eight such prisoners.
But on Thursday, Gen. Paul Kern, who oversaw the Army investigation of the 205th Military Intelligence Brigade, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the number was "in the dozens, perhaps up to 100."
Kern said he could not be precise because he did not have documentation. Maj. Gen. George Fay, who investigated military intelligence officers at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, said he doubts the figure is as high as 100. "I think it's somewhere in the area of maybe two dozen or so maybe more," he said.
Senators criticized the CIA's lack of cooperation in providing the information.
"The situation with the CIA and ghost soldiers is beginning to look like a bad movie," said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
...At Thursday's hearing, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., said, "It's totally unacceptable that documents that are requested from the CIA have not been forthcoming" and urged the committee to "weigh in on the issue." McCain said President Bush's nominee to head the CIA, Republican Rep. Porter Goss of Florida, should be asked about the matter.
Sen. John Warner, R-Va., chairman of the Senate committee, said he may hold a hearing on the "ghost detainee" issue.
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But on Thursday, Gen. Paul Kern, who oversaw the Army investigation of the 205th Military Intelligence Brigade, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the number was "in the dozens, perhaps up to 100."
Kern said he could not be precise because he did not have documentation. Maj. Gen. George Fay, who investigated military intelligence officers at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, said he doubts the figure is as high as 100. "I think it's somewhere in the area of maybe two dozen or so maybe more," he said.
Senators criticized the CIA's lack of cooperation in providing the information.
"The situation with the CIA and ghost soldiers is beginning to look like a bad movie," said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
...At Thursday's hearing, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., said, "It's totally unacceptable that documents that are requested from the CIA have not been forthcoming" and urged the committee to "weigh in on the issue." McCain said President Bush's nominee to head the CIA, Republican Rep. Porter Goss of Florida, should be asked about the matter.
Sen. John Warner, R-Va., chairman of the Senate committee, said he may hold a hearing on the "ghost detainee" issue.
Meanwhile, the detainees themselves are still trapped in the bad movie. If torture is commonplace in publicly known American military prisons, such as Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo where the Red Cross supposedly has access to monitor treatment, what must it be like in the secret locations?
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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