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US Begins Disclosing Prisoner Identities to Red Cross

HeadlineAug 24, 2009

The Pentagon has begun informing the Red Cross of the identities of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan. The prisoners are being held at secret prisons run by US Special Operations forces. The new disclosure policy took effect this month after years of denying the Red Cross access to the prisoners.

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