U.S. Knew All About Private Jail in Afghanistan, American Tells Court
/Jonathan "Jack" Idema, the American accused of
illegally detaining and torturing prisoners in a private jail in
Afghanistan, testified in court Monday that he could prove U.S. and
Afghan authorities were fully aware of his actions and accused the FBI
of confiscating evidence that would support his claim. Idema, who
frequently interrupted the judge and laughed in apparent disgust at the
proceedings, said FBI agents in Kabul had seized hundreds of documents,
photographs and videotapes from his base here that showed "constant
contacts" between him and U.S. military and intelligence officials this
spring and summer. "They knew every single thing we did, every single
day," he said. [more 
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