Monday, July 11, 2005
Slipping Through Our Fingers
I'm sure that's oversimplifying what actually happened. Still, this item from Reuters does not reflect favorably on the vaunted high security of our detention facilities in Afghanistan.
The report actually covers two stories. Details -- such as they are -- about the escape of the "four dangerous Al Qaeda militants" are buried in a slew of paragraphs about the discovery of the body of a third American commando. Among those details:
The report actually covers two stories. Details -- such as they are -- about the escape of the "four dangerous Al Qaeda militants" are buried in a slew of paragraphs about the discovery of the body of a third American commando. Among those details:
[Spokesman Lt. Colonel Jerry] O'Hara said there had been no U.S. casualties in Monday's escape and he had no reports of violence. "I can't give specifics on how they escaped," he said. "The circumstances surrounding the escape are under investigation as we speak."A strong possibility. Umm, presumably this is a stronger possibility than the unlikelihood of their escape in the first place.
"[...]
["Chief of Bagram district" Kabir] Ahmad said he had heard the men may have escaped the base by car. "If they are in this area, then there's a strong possibility we will arrest them," he said.
