 One thousand people are currently being held in detention by the United States as part of its "war on terror," a legal adviser with the Department of Defense said on Tuesday. "I would say it's probably in the order of about 1,000," said Daniel Dell'Orto, principal deputy general counsel at the Department of Defense, in testimony before a congressional committee. Dell' Orto said the US base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba held some 450 prisoners, implying that 550 others were being held in other centers around the world run by the Central Intelligence Agency. He did not disclose where these prisoners were being held, or procedural details about their detention. A Council of Europe report published last month said that Romania and Poland probably sheltered clandestine detention centers run by the United States, although it acknowledged that it lacked formal proof for this. Both countries have denied running such centers on US behalf.
| I've had the suspicion for some time now that Guantanamo is a lightning rod. Not being the New York Times, I haven't said anything. But I do know how to add and subtract, assuming my shoes are off for the bigger numbers. |
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