U.S. Detention Criteria For Afghan Prisoners Given To The ACLU

Classified Document About U.S. Detention Criteria Inadvertently Given To ACLU -- Washington Post

The U.S. government said it accidentally turned over a classified document about how it determines who are the most dangerous detainees in Afghanistan to the American Civil Liberties Union, and wants a federal judge to order the group to return it and not release it to the public, according to court papers.

The contested document is a form used by the military to record the findings and recommendations of Detainee Review Boards at its detention center near Bagram air base in Afghanistan. The review boards, composed of military officers, determine whether a detainee poses what the Pentagon calls an Enduring Security Threat, or EST, and the document contains the criteria for assessing detainees.

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My Comment: Unbelievable .... the key-stone cops in action.