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President Bush has acknowledged the existence of secret CIA prisons and said 14 key terrorist suspects have now been sent to Guantanamo Bay, CubaPresident Bush has acknowledged the existence of secret CIA prisons and said 14 key terrorist suspects have now been sent to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
The suspects, who include the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, have now been moved out of CIA custody and will face trial.The suspects, who include the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, have now been moved out of CIA custody and will face trial.
Mr Bush defended as "vital" the CIA's interrogation programme, but denied the use of torture.Mr Bush defended as "vital" the CIA's interrogation programme, but denied the use of torture.
He said all suspects will be afforded protection under the Geneva Convention.He said all suspects will be afforded protection under the Geneva Convention.
In a televised address alongside families of those killed in the 11 September 2001 attacks, Mr Bush said there were now no terrorist suspects under the CIA programme. KEY SUSPECTS Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: Alleged mastermind of 9/11; believed to be the Number 3 al-Qaeda leader before he was captured in Pakistan in 2003Abu Zubaydah: Alleged link between Osama Bin Laden and many al-Qaeda cells before his capture in Pakistan in 2002Ramzi Binalshibh: One of alleged masterminds of 9/11Hambali (Riduan Isamuddin): Alleged senior leader in Jemaah Islamiah (JI); wanted by Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Philippines in connection with blasts In a televised address alongside families of those killed in the 11 September 2001 attacks, Mr Bush said there were now no terrorist suspects under the CIA programme.
Key suspects Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Ramzi Binalshibh
Mr Bush said he was making a limited disclosure of the CIA programme because interrogation of the men it held was now complete and because a US Supreme Court decision had stopped the use of military commissions for trials.Mr Bush said he was making a limited disclosure of the CIA programme because interrogation of the men it held was now complete and because a US Supreme Court decision had stopped the use of military commissions for trials.
The president made a detailed list of how CIA interrogations of suspects had led to captures of further prisoners.The president made a detailed list of how CIA interrogations of suspects had led to captures of further prisoners.
He said the CIA had used an "alternative set of procedures" agreed with the justice department once suspects had stopped talking.He said the CIA had used an "alternative set of procedures" agreed with the justice department once suspects had stopped talking.
But he said: "The US does not torture. I have not authorised it and I will not."But he said: "The US does not torture. I have not authorised it and I will not."
Mr Bush also said he was asking Congress to pass urgent legislation clarifying those fighting the war on terror and to make it explicit that US personnel were fulfilling their obligations under the Geneva Convention.Mr Bush also said he was asking Congress to pass urgent legislation clarifying those fighting the war on terror and to make it explicit that US personnel were fulfilling their obligations under the Geneva Convention.
He said Congress must make it clear that the terror suspects could not use US courts to sue US personnel.He said Congress must make it clear that the terror suspects could not use US courts to sue US personnel.
Mr Bush said those questioning suspected terrorists must be able to use everything under the law to save US lives.Mr Bush said those questioning suspected terrorists must be able to use everything under the law to save US lives.
Revised guidelinesRevised guidelines
The US administration has faced criticism from legal experts and human rights activists over the policy on detentions of terrorism suspects.The US administration has faced criticism from legal experts and human rights activists over the policy on detentions of terrorism suspects.
The Pentagon has also released revised guidelines on the treatment of detainees.The Pentagon has also released revised guidelines on the treatment of detainees.
They bring all detainees under the protection of the Geneva Conventions and ban certain controversial interrogation techniques.They bring all detainees under the protection of the Geneva Conventions and ban certain controversial interrogation techniques.
The guidelines specifically forbid all torture, the use of dogs to intimidate prisoners, water boarding - the practice of submerging prisoners in water - any kind of sexual humiliation, and many other interrogation techniques.The guidelines specifically forbid all torture, the use of dogs to intimidate prisoners, water boarding - the practice of submerging prisoners in water - any kind of sexual humiliation, and many other interrogation techniques.
The BBC's Adam Brookes in Washington says that in one stroke the Pentagon is moving to defuse all criticism of the way it treats the people it has captured in its war against terrorism.The BBC's Adam Brookes in Washington says that in one stroke the Pentagon is moving to defuse all criticism of the way it treats the people it has captured in its war against terrorism.