Saturday, July 17, 2004
For those who still doubt about the links between the Bussh admnistration and Saudi Arabia, here is another story.New York Times: Officials Detail a Detainee Deal by 3 Countries:
"By DON VAN NATTA Jr. and TIM GOLDEN
Published: July 4, 2004
LONDON, July 3 — American officials agreed to return five terrorism suspects to Saudi Arabia from Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, last year as part of a secret three-way deal intended to satisfy important allies in the invasion of Iraq, according to senior American and British officials.
Under the arrangement, Saudi officials later released five Britons and two others who had been convicted of terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia, the officials said. British diplomats said they believed that the men had been tortured by Saudi security police officers into confessing falsely."
But aren't they on the same side? Aren't the americans, the britons and the saudis allies? I always thought the hostage/prisoner exchange only happened between enemies!
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"By DON VAN NATTA Jr. and TIM GOLDEN
Published: July 4, 2004
LONDON, July 3 — American officials agreed to return five terrorism suspects to Saudi Arabia from Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, last year as part of a secret three-way deal intended to satisfy important allies in the invasion of Iraq, according to senior American and British officials.
Under the arrangement, Saudi officials later released five Britons and two others who had been convicted of terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia, the officials said. British diplomats said they believed that the men had been tortured by Saudi security police officers into confessing falsely."
