Pakistan accused of terror abductions

[DoYouEverWonder]

Sep 29, 2006

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Amnesty International accused Pakistan on Friday of taking hundreds of people into custody on suspicion of terrorism and holding them in secret locations or handing them to U.S. authorities for money.

Pakistan's practice of offering rewards running to thousands of dollars for unidentified terror suspects has led to illegal detentions of innocent people, said Claudio Cordone, senior director of research at Amnesty International.

"Bounty hunters — including police officers and local people — have captured individuals of different nationalities, often apparently at random, and sold them into U.S. custody," he said.

Pakistani government officials could not immediately be reached for comment.

The human rights group made its claims in a new report titled "Human Rights Ignored in the War on Terror," which charges Pakistan, a key U.S. ally, with systematic human rights abuses against Pakistani and foreign suspects.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/pakistan_human_rights;_ylt=ApevcnVnRqLwDYKHmkuwlKOs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--


No wonder Bush loves his buddy Musharaff so much, he's probably keeping Bush up to date on the latest torture techniques.

[fasttense]

1. Soon it will be American citizens

"Amnesty International accused Pakistan on Friday of taking hundreds of people into custody on suspicion of terrorism and holding them in secret locations or handing them to U.S. authorities for money."

Soon it will be us.