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Bush Adminstration's Geneva Hypocrisy

mathaba.net     26-Apr-2008   3 related          

In the first days of the Iraq invasion, Bush administration officials accused Iraq of violating the Geneva Convention by showing video of captured U.S. troops. But newly released documents reveal some of those same officials busily turning the Geneva rules into Swiss cheese. more... | PDA                    

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Abu Ghraib Files

neobushismus.de     25-Apr-2008   2 related          

279 photographs and 19 videos from the Army's internal investigation record a harrowing three months of detainee abuse inside the notorious prison -- and make clear that many of those responsible have yet to be held accountable. ... By Joan Walsh The human rights scandal...                    

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WSJ: Don't blame lawyers for abuses

chicagotribune.com     25-Apr-2008          

by James Oliphant In a provocative defense of the Bush administration's anti-terror policies in the Wall Street Journal Friday, two former Justice Department officials say the White House's legal strategy against suspected terrorists has been fundamentally sound. The two writers,...                    

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Witness Describes Serb Abuse of Prisoners

iwpr.net     25-Apr-2008          

But Seselj tells court his volunteers had nothing to do with the crimes. By Simon Jennings in The Hague (TU No 548, 25-Apr-08) ... A Bosniak witness in the trial of Vojislav Seselj this week described to judges how detainees were killed, tortured and abused by their Serb...                    

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Botswana: Tales of Torture in 'Solitary Confinement'

allafrica.com     21-Apr-2008          

Another case of prisoner abuse in Botswana prisons has surfaced after a letter smuggled out of Francistown Prison alleging assault, discrimination, torture and other forms of abuse landed at Mmegi offices here. ... The letter, the name of whose author is known to Mmegi,...                    

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Straight to the Top

thecrimson.com     21-Apr-2008   14 related          

An unambiguous renunciation of this administration’s policy on torture will be a necessary condition for rebuilding American credibility in the world. ... Interrogation abuses cannot be blamed on a few “bad apples Published On Monday, April 21, 2008 12:38 AM History will...                    

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Torture Question Hovers Over Chertoff

scoop.co.nz     21-Apr-2008   15 related          

John Yoo and some other Bush administration lawyers who built the legal framework for torture are now out of the U.S. government, but one still holds a Cabinet-level rank – Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. ... In the summer of 2002, Chertoff, then head of...                    

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ACLU Uncovers Spies, Wiretaps, Torture Regime

valtinsblog.blogspot.com     20-Apr-2008   1 related          

The following is a sample of some of the stellar work done by the ACLU lately. The lead story here regards further documentary evidence regarding the implementation and spread of torture across the military, stemming from the reverse-engineering of SERE training in...                    

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Top Bush aides pushed for Guantánamo torture

guardian.co.uk     19-Apr-2008   23 related          

Senior officials bypassed army chief to introduce interrogation methods ... America's most senior general was "hoodwinked" by top Bush administration officials determined to push through aggressive interrogation techniques of terror suspects held at Guantánamo Bay,...                    

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U.S. 'turned a blind eye' to torture of Afghan prisoners

rian.ru     18-Apr-2008   24 related          

WASHINGTON, April 18 (RIA Novosti) - A U.S. civil rights group said it has obtained documents from the defense department that confirm the U.S. ignored the use of torture by special forces in the interrogation of Afghani prisoners. A lawyer with the American Civil...                    

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