Somewhere amid the cactus-studded hills on this sprawling Navy base, separate from the cells where hundreds of men suspected of links to al-Qaida and the Taliban have been locked up for years, is a place even more closely guarded — a jailhouse so protected that its very location is top secret. For the first time, the top commander of detention operations at Guantanamo has confirmed the existence of the mysterious Camp 7. In an interview with The Associated Press, Rear Adm. Mark Buzby also provided a few details about the maximum-security lockup.
Guantanamo commanders said Camp 7 is for key alleged al-Qaida members, who must be kept apart from other prisoners to prevent them from retaliating against long-term detainees who have talked to interrogators. They also want the location kept secret for fear of terrorist attack. Many operations have been classified since the detention center opened in January 2002 in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. More than four years passed before the military released even the names of detainees held on this 45-square-mile base in southeast Cuba — and it did so only after the AP filed a Freedom of Information Act request…
Oh look! Imagine our surprise! A secret hidey-place in Gitmo for special badness al-Qaida types. Who would have ever guessed?
I guess what all this disclosure means is that they want to reveal as much stuff as they can this year so it will be dealt with [or not dealt with] while they are in power and have control of the legal system and an effective blockade in the Senate. I suppose the good news is that they are afraid their Party will lose in November and they can’t count on protection. Another motive might be to get this stuff out before the Conventions, so it won’t tarnish McCain, or interfere with their own "dirty tricks" season coming after the Democrats alight on a nominee [recall that the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth first went public on May 4, 2004]…
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