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U.S. Detains Alleged Westerners in Iraq
Follow-up to yesterday, severely EFL ABU GHRAIB, Iraq (AP) - Six people claiming to be Americans and two who say they are British are in U.S. custody on suspicion of involvement in attacks on coalition forces, an American general said Tuesday. They would be the first Westerners reported held in the insurrection against the U.S.-led occupation. Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski, who is in charge of coalition detention centers in Iraq, said they were considered security detainees, meaning they were suspected of involvement in guerrilla attacks. She did not identify them but said they were being interrogated by military intelligence in Baghdad, where they were being held. ``We actually do have six who are claiming to be Americans, two who are claiming to be from the U.K. Weâre continuing the interviewing process. The details become sketchy and their story changes,ââ Karpinski said. Iâll bet it does! When pressed for details about those being held, she declined to give any other information. ``Weâre not trying to withhold information from you. Some information remains classified for security reasons.ââ "These detainees are speaking gibberish. Rice pudding. You really want that for your paper?" Asked about the detainees at a Pentagon news conference, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said: ``The truth is that the folks that weâve scooped up have, on a number of occasions, multiple identifications from different countries. " Oh, now I get it, they must be Pakistanis! "Theyâre quite skilled at confusing people as to what their real nationality is or where they came from or what theyâre doing.ââ Essential skills for the young Islamist! Though these jokers obviously were asleep when this class was given at the madrassa. Posted by: Steve White 2003-09-17 |
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