Extrajudicial Prisoners of The United States - Location of The Suspects Held By US Civilian Intelligence Agencies

Location of The Suspects Held By US Civilian Intelligence Agencies

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USS Bataan John Walker Lindh was held, for two months, in a secure facility aboard the USS Bataan. Human rights critics believe he was merely one of half a dozen high value detainees held there.
The Salt Pit
  • a clandestine, remote, CIA detention facility, in Afghanistan
  • German national Khalid El-Masri, a victim of mistaken identity, who shared the same name as one of a senior al Qaeda cadre who was still at large, was held there for five months, in the winter of 2004.

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