Disgust . . .

This is the only way I can describe my reaction to THIS story.

The United States is operating "floating prisons" to house those arrested in its war on terror, according to human rights lawyers, who claim there has been an attempt to conceal the numbers and whereabouts of detainees.

Details of ships where detainees have been held and sites allegedly being used in countries across the world have been compiled as the debate over detention without trial intensifies on both sides of the Atlantic. The US government was yesterday urged to list the names and whereabouts of all those detained. . . .

"By its own admission, the US government is currently detaining at least 26,000 people without trial in secret prisons, and information suggests up to 80,000 have been 'through the system' since 2001.

If true, and at this point, who can honestly doubt the veracity of these reports, this is plain and simple --disgusting and gut-wrenching to see our nation actively engaging in this kind of behavior. It is shameful.