Bush admitted the CIA has been detaining terror suspects outside the US

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Published 07 September, 2006, 08:30

For the first time, U.S. President George Bush has admitted the CIA has been running a secret network of detention facilities for terror suspects outside the United States.

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He claims the CIA treats detainees humanely and does not use torture. Four suspects have been transferred to Guantanamo Bay for possible prosecution.

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