Bagram prison in Afghanistan may become the new Guantánamo

Bagram prison in Afghanistan may become the new Guantánamo

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The American detention centre at Bagram in Afghanistan could be expanded into a Guantánamo-style prison for terrorist suspects detained around the world.

This is one of the options being considered as US officials try to find an alternative to Guantánamo Bay, which President Obama promised to close within a year of taking office.

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The continued use of the prison in Cuba has presented Mr Obama with an embarrassing dilemma because of the difficulty of finding somewhere acceptable to imprison those considered to be the most dangerous detainees.

One of the problems Obama has is that his campaign promise of closing Guantanamo doesn't make logistical sense. The US must put their most dangerous war criminals somewhere! Putting them in US prisons is out of the question so where do they go? Bagram?

Perhaps! We just need to make a long term agreement with Karsai.

Or just not close Guantanamo and avoid the problem altogether?

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[edit on 22/3/10 by plumranch]