non-ecumenical ramblings

Last month, I had thought of a topic that I wish the MSM would cover. Create a data base of all Gitmo & Abu Ghraib & Bagram. I've scanned a few sites but have not found anything close to what I'm mentioning, so thought I'd write Jeanne d'arc, but wanted to refine my idea first. I'll also scan a few more before I write her.

What should be contained in the data base:

• How were they captured & sent to prison
• What crimes were they accused of? Where they formally charged with any crimes?
• Why were they released?
• What are the conditions of release? Yaser Hamdi had to waive the right to sue for damages, give up his US citizenship & agree to limitations on travel.
• What are the dates of their interment?
• Were they tortured - photos of any physical injuries?
• What were they asked while imprisoned? What were their responses?
• What happened to them after their release? In an ideal world, 6 month & 1 year follow ups would be possible, but I would be curious to know how many of the internees have taken up arms against the US again: I've read that 10 detainees released to Pakistan or Afghanistan took up arms against us again.
• Actually video of interviews with each released detainee.

One positive sign is that most of the abuse cases I've come across are from 2002-2003, so it does seem that the Army has stopped the most egregious cases of abuse. I've looked at antiwar.com, but only find articles, so will search a bit more tomorrow.