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ACLU : ‘Mukasey calls on Congress to subvert Constitution’
Atty. Gen. John Mukasey. Photo by Noah Berger / AP.Under Attorney General’s plan detainees could be held indefinitelyBy Stephen C. Webster / July 21, 2008 Attorney General Michael Mukasey prompted Congress Monday morning, during a speech to the conservative American … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU, Civil Liberties, Guantanamo, Habeas Corpus, Human Rights, Terrorism, War on Terror
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BOOKS : The Dark Side by Jane Meyer
They described not just standing, but being kept up on their tiptoes with their arms extended out and up over their heads, attached by shackles on their wrists and ankles, for what they described as eight hours at a stretch. … Continue reading
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Tagged al-Qaida, Books, Bush Administration, CIA, Criminal Justice, FISA, Guantanamo, Human Rights, National Security Agency, Patriot Act, Red Cross, Torture
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David Gray : Don’t Use My Music at Guantanamo
Singer-songwriter speaks out against music used in tortureBy Andy Worthington Singer-songwriter David Gray has taken a brave stand by complaining about the use of his music as torture by the US military in “War on Terror” prisons in Guantánamo, in … Continue reading
Gitmo Torture Methods Cribbed From Chinese Communists
Image by Matt Groller / Rolling Stone.“Coercive management techniques” copied verbatimBy Scott Shane / July 2, 2008 WASHINGTON — The military trainers who came to Guantánamo Bay in December 2002 based an entire interrogation class on a chart showing the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese Communists, CIA, Guantanamo, Human Rights, Military, Torture, Waterboarding
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Home of the Brave: We Should All Be Ashamed
Omar KhadrProsecuting Children as Terrorists: Keeping America SafeBy Dave Lindorff President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, and the rest of the warmongers and terror-pimps in the White House would have us believe that Omar Khadr is a monster. Khadr is … Continue reading
Torture Is a War Crime – When Will We Act?
Top Pentagon Officials Developed Brutal Interrogation Methods at Guantanamo By Jason Leopold / June 19, 2008 Top Pentagon officials developed the harsh interrogation methods used against detainees at Guantanamo less than a month before the Justice Department issued two now … Continue reading
BushCo: Increasing the Incidence of Terrorism
America’s prison for terrorists often held the wrong menBy Tom Lasseter / June 15, 2008 GARDEZ, Afghanistan — The militants crept up behind Mohammed Akhtiar as he squatted at the spigot to wash his hands before evening prayers at the … Continue reading
Supremes Restore Hope : Habeas Corpus Ruling
Boumediene v. Bush: The Supreme Court Takes a Stand By David Van Os / Jun 13, 2008 David Van Os is a Texas attorney and a populist democrat. In the case of Boumediene v. Bush, issued on June 12, 2008, … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice, Guantanamo, Habeas Corpus, International Law, Supreme Court, Terrorism, Texas
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Supremes : Guantanamo Detainees DO Have Rights
Camp Delta detention compound at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Top US court deals Bush blow on Guantanamo rights June 12, 2008 WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court Thursday ruled Guantanamo prisoners have the right to challenge their detention at the US … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, George W. Bush, Guantanamo, Habeas Corpus, Human Rights, Justice Department, Supreme Court
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Torture? Bet You Can’t Prove It!
In this image reviewed by the U.S. Military, the sun rises over Camp Delta detention compound which has housed foreign prisoners since 2002, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, in Cuba, Friday, June 6, 2008. Photo by Brennan Linsley.Pentagon Told … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Guantanamo, Human Rights, Military, Official Repression, Pentagon, Torture
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