Who Says Humans Are Worth Only 98 Cents? In Afghanistan the Ones American Forces Want Get You $4000

You'd think an administration that would first, go so far as to steal a phrase like "culture of life" from (now deceased) Pope John Paul, would take some pains to preserve its meaning. Doh, when will I learn?

According to this article there are 'prisoners' at GITMO who are there for no more reason other than being human, an Arab human to be exact. No charges, no defense, no contact with the outside world ensures illegitimate trafficking in human cargo can go on pretty much unknown--sweet deal for international 'mafia' rings...

The Detroit News Online:

"A former CIA intelligence officer who helped lead the search for Osama bin Laden told AP the accounts sounded legitimate because U.S. allies regularly got money to help catch Taliban and al-Qaida fighters. Gary Schroen said he took a suitcase of $3 million in cash into Afghanistan himself to help supply and win over warlords to fight for U.S. Special Forces.

'It wouldn't surprise me if we paid rewards,' said Schroen, who retired after 32 years in the CIA soon after the fall of Kabul in late 2001. He recently published the book 'First In: An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan.'"

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"One detainee who said he was an Afghan refugee in Pakistan accused the country's intelligence service of trumping up evidence against him to get bounty money from the U.S.

' "When I was in jail, they said I needed to pay them money and if I didn't pay them, they'd make up wrong accusations about me and sell me to the Americans and I'd definitely go to Cuba," he told the tribunal. "After that I was held for two months and 20 days in their detention, so they could make wrong accusations about me and my (censored), so they could sell us to you." '

"Another prisoner said he was on his way to Germany in 2001 when he was captured and sold for "a briefcase full of money" then flown to Afghanistan before being sent to Guantanamo."

' "It's obvious. They knew Americans were looking for Arabs, so they captured Arabs and sold them - just like someone catches a fish and sells it," he said. The detainee said he was seized by "mafia" operatives somewhere in Europe and sold to Americans because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time - an Arab in a foreign country." '

War profiteering at its finest--and who says 'the Third World' doesn't understand capitalism?