US Forces restrict Red Cross access in Iraq

[FreakinDJ]

This is from the International Red Cross's web site.

It appears US Forces have restricted their access to some of the prisons and camps for quite some time.

Based on its humanitarian mandate defined by the Third and Fourth Geneva Conventions, the ICRC visits detainees – prisoners of war and civilians – in all major detention places under the authority of the Occupying Power. Family visits to detainees are only authorized in some prisons and camps, which means that for many detainees and their families Red Cross messages offer the only possibility to send a sign of life.

http://www.icrc.org/Web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/iwpList322/02BD49A599DE9593C1256DA400389ECB


Look for many of these detainees to be released into obscurity of the countryside or transfered to camps in other countries. The Administration and Armed forces are in Full Cover Up mode on this one

[mouse7]

1. Red Cross interferes with US prison guards freedom of expression

How is an Army prison guard supposed to make a high quality S&M video with Iraqi prisoners with the Red Cross sticking their nose into the things?

[Junkdrawer]

5. Oh, so THOSE are the Freedoms they hate us for....

It all make sense now.

[kentuck]

2. So much for Jimmy Carter's and America's human rights declarations

What does America stand for anymore?

[Hubert Flottz]

3. "What does America stand for anymore?"

NUTIN, we just lay there and take it!

[mmonk]

4. how about we request attempt at entry

with an International guard and press members? Or appeal to sympathetic members of Congress (if there are any) at going for an unannounced visit?

[tedzbear]

6. Where does it say their visits are restricted???

I can't find it. Please provide a link. Thanks.

[FreakinDJ]

7. Read the last paragraph from IRC web site

Family visits to detainees are only authorized in some prisons and camps

Which means some prisons and camps are strictly off limits....

[tedzbear]

8. Visits by the families are restricted, not visits by the Red Cross.

You make it sound like the USA restricts access to the Red Cross, which isn't true.