Are There Any Estimates Out There For How Many People We Have Detained

[DistressedAmerican]

in Iraq?

Everyday I hear about "suspected insurgents" being detained in various raids etc. I can't seem to find any estimates for how many people we have snatched off of the streets of Iraqi cities and rounded up in the villages.

I do know one thing. Every time I hear such reports, my first question is , "Is there any chance those folks really ARE involved in the insurgency? Or have we just screwed them?" The next question I ask myself is, "Now that we have grabbed those folks, how many of their friends and family will take up the fight against the occupation?"

I am pretty sure (in my gut anyway) that rather than making the situation over there better, these policies just deepen the quagmire every day.

We really must get the fuck out and let these people settle their situation. Our continued presence is an impediment to peace not the other way around.

Anyone have any numbers on this? How many Iraqis have entered the us military "gulags"?

[Callalily]

1. Yes, I too

am curious. Why are statisics so hard to obtain?

[DistressedAmerican]

2. I Found This, But The Source Is Far From What I'd Call Reputable...

The site is called, "Theological news from ekklesia". Yikes! Sounds like a cult site.

http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_2004_02_13_cpt.shtml

"The focus of the fast is Iraqi detainees. No one knows how many Iraqis are being detained. The Coalition Provisional Authority is able to provide names and locations for 11,000 to 13,000 detainees, but human rights organisations estimate that there are over 18,000.

Campaigners say that due process for the detained is unbearably slow or nonexistent, and many suffer abuse, hunger, and psychological distress in prison. Their families struggle to get by and wonder if their loved ones are dead or alive. "