An American Gulag

From "American Gulag," by Eliza Griswold, Harper's Magazine, September 2006 Issue

Estimated number of people held by the US in its "war on terror":

* 450 held in Guantanamo
* 13,000 "detained" in Iraq
* 500 held in Afghanistan
* 100 held in secret "black sites" worldwide

Currently...

* 98 detainees have died
* 34 of these deaths are under investigation
* 600 US personnel have been implicated in some form of abuse