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And so it goes:

U.S. forces are holding nearly all of these [24,000] persons indefinitely, without an arrest warrant, without charge, and with no opportunity for those held to defend themselves in a trial. While the United States has put in place a formal review procedure that supposedly evaluates all detainees for release on a regular basis, detainees cannot attend these reviews, cannot confront evidence against them, and cannot be represented properly by an attorney. Families are only irregularly notified of the detentions, and visits are rarely possible. . . .

In addition to the U.S. detainees, the Government of Iraq is holding over 26,000 prisoners. Some of those held in Iraqi facilities have been convicted of crimes, but many others are being held in unlimited detention without charge. Some have even been tried in court and, even having been found innocent, continue to be held indefinitely. Many prisoners have been convicted in trials that do not measure up to minimal standards of legality. As the UN concludes in a recent report, “substantial improvement is required to prevent gross miscarriage of justice.”

It should go without saying that paying and equipping forces that are unlikely ever to be reconciled to the national government is an ineffective way of developing a viable Iraqi state; similarly, a pacification strategy founded on an open disregard for international human rights norms is an ineffective means of persuading a people that you’ve done them a favor by invading and occupying their country. I don’t know why this is so difficult to comprehend.

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