Thursday, August 07, 2008

Saudi Arabia prisons to replace Guantanamo bay

If this is not the epitome of hypocrisy, then I do not know the meaning of the word!

Saudi Arabia prisons to replace Guantanamo bay
Saudi Arabia is to build five modern prisons in the kingdom to replace US Guantanamo detention facility, a new report has revealed.


Jordanian daily quoted unnamed sources as saying that US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Saudi officials are cooperating to construct the prisons which are to replace Guantanamo and US secret prisons in Europe.



Riyadh is to spent about two billion Saudi Rials for the project which can accommodate up to 18000 inmates, they added.



Bin laden firm and with the help of German engineers will build the prisons in the Saudi cities of Mecca, Haer, Demmam, and Qasim.