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Next president must restore America's liberty: This year's political conventions take on new importance, because the Bush administration not only has weakened our nation economically and militarily but has endangered our basic freedoms by willfully ignoring or denouncing national and international law. Three recently published books document how the administration has used the cover...; Tags: administration, Government, president, torture, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-08-30
Palestinian doctor describes torture in Libyan jail: PARIS AFP — A Palestinian-born doctor imprisoned in Libya on charges of infecting children with AIDS has offered new and harrowing details of his incarceration, according to judicial testimony seen by AFP Friday. In his account to French judges, Doctor Ashraf al-Hajuj describes being raped by a German Shepherd,...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Benefits, FINANCE, Government, Libya, Paris, SOFTWARE, torture; Research articles 2008-08-29
British resident wins Guantanamo ruling: LONDON AFP — A British resident held at Guantanamo Bay won a court ruling Thursday that Britain must disclose material he believes supports his claim that evidence against him was obtained by torture. Binyam Mohamed, 30, an Ethiopian national being held at the US detention camp on Cuba, is...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Britain, Government, lawyer, London, Pakistan, torture; Research articles 2008-08-21
Iraq wants to put torturers on trial: BAGHDAD AFP — Iraq's human rights ministry says it wants to put on trial torturers who benefit from full immunity despite what it says are dozens of proven cases of abuse in the country's prisons. "We call on the government and judicial authorities to ensure the protection of prisoners,...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Government, Iraq, ministry, torture; Research articles 2008-08-19
Palestinian security forces unleash wave of abuses: rights group: NEW YORK AFP — Security forces on both sides of the internal Palestinian conflict have unleashed a wave of illegal arrests and torture, a leading rights group said Wednesday. Human Rights Watch HRW, based in New York, said in a report that forces run by Hamas and its rival...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, arrest, SECURITY, torture; Research articles 2008-07-30

No charge for 'good faith' torture, memo says: WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department in 2002 told the CIA that its interrogators would be safe from prosecution for violations of anti-torture laws if they believed "in good faith" that harsh techniques used to break prisoners' would not cause "prolonged mental harm." That heavily censored memo, released Thursday,...; Tags: CIA, PRODUCTIVITY, technique, torture; Research articles 2008-07-25
US says Thai insurgency 'very worrisome': WASHINGTON AFP — The United States said Tuesday that a Muslim insurgency in southern Thailand was "very worrisome" but did not anticipate any role in helping to resolve the turmoil. More than 3,300 people have been killed since separatist unrest broke out in January 2004, and militants' tactics have...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Government, SOFTWARE, Thailand, torture, Washington; Research articles 2008-07-09
Journalist submits to waterboarding: NEW YORK AFP — British-American writer Christopher Hitchens voluntarily submitted to waterboarding and concluded that the controversial interrogation technique used by the CIA is torture, he said in a magazine article published Wednesday. Hitchens said in the Vanity Fair article that he contacted members of the US special forces...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, CIA, INTERNET, PRODUCTIVITY, torture; Research articles 2008-07-02
Inappropriations: your tax dollars at rest: Last December, Congress got around to finishing the federal budget. In addition to the usual raft of earmarks, tucked into the final 1,400-plus-page spending bill were scores of blind items that specify where its $555 billion can't go. The reverse earmarks ranged from the aggressively anti-pork (targeting the CDC'S rec...; Tags: Cable, FINANCE, Taxes, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, torture, TVs, U.S., U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-07-01
Legitimacy and military operations: the views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or any of its agencies: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] America is at war ... We have kept on the offensive against terrorist networks, leaving our enemy weakened, but not yet defeated ... The struggle against this enemy ... has been difficult. And our work is far from over --President George W. Bush, 16 March 2006...; Tags: agency, Al-Qaeda, civilian, COIN, Government, Iraq, Leadership, legitimacy, officer, Torture, U.S., U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Government; Research articles 2008-07-01
Harsh interrogation methods stain US image, endanger soldiers: experts: WASHINGTON AFP — The use by the United States of harsh interrogation methods against suspected terrorists has stained the country's image and is putting US soldiers' lives at risk, experts said here Wednesday. "If we use torture when we question prisoners, we forfeit the right to demand that anyone...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Iraq, soldier, torture; Research articles 2008-06-18
US senator ties harsh interrogations to top Bush officials: WASHINGTON AFP — Harsh interrogation techniques used at US "war-on-terror" prisons in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay were sanctioned by top US government officials well before they were put into practice, a top US senator alleged Tuesday. In a hearing, Carl Levin, the Democratic head of the Senate Armed...; Tags: Afghanistan, Agence France-Presse, PRODUCTIVITY, senator, technique, torture; Research articles 2008-06-17
Iraq, perceived hypocrisy fuel record anti-Americanism: report: WASHINGTON AFP — Anti-Americanism is at record levels thanks to US policies such as the war in Iraq, and Washington's perceived hypocrisy in abiding by its own democratic values, US lawmakers said Wednesday. A House of Representatives committee report based on expert testimony and polling data reveals US approval...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Government, Iraq, SOFTWARE, torture, U.S., Washington; Research articles 2008-06-11
Top-level torture: the Bush administration admits to condoning acts that most people would deem torture. Now we know that the administration determined how the tortures were to be carried out: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A hidden bomb will detonate in an hour, killing hundreds of people and injuring thousands. You have the bomber in your power. Do you torture him to discover the device's location? The Principals Committee answered "Yes" to the classic "Ticking Time Bomb Scenario." And what is...; Tags: administration, CIA, Government, SOFTWARE, torture; Research articles 2008-06-09
Five alleged 9/11 attackers to get Guantanamo hearing: WASHINGTON AFP — Five alleged terrorists accused of plotting the September 11, 2001 attacks are to appear in public for the first time in years on Thursday at a military hearing in the US prison at Guantanamo Bay. Seven years after some 3,000 people were killed in the attacks...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, attack, attacker, Pentagon, SECURITY, torture; Research articles 2008-06-04
Egypt price hike protestors freed after 'weeks of torture': CAIRO AFP — Three men detained over deadly protests at Egypt's biggest textile plant over price hikes and pay demands have been released after weeks of "torture", one of the workers said on Monday. "We were subjected to electric shocks, to beatings and there was no food and or...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Blogging, Egypt, INTERNET, Manufacturing, torture; Research articles 2008-06-02
Egypt blogger freed after 'weeks of torture': CAIRO AFP — A blogger released after weeks behind bars over deadly protests at Egypt's biggest textile plant for higher pay and controls on prices, said Monday he and his fellow detainees suffered weeks of "torture". "We were subjected to electric shocks, to beatings and there was no food...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, blogger, Blogging, Egypt, INTERNET, torture; Research articles 2008-06-02
Torturers in the White House: First, the President and the Vice President showed their disdain for the laws and treaties against torture. After 9/11, Bush said, I dont care what the international lawyers say, we are going to kick some ass. Cheney notoriously added on Meet the Press that the United States...; Tags: Bush, president, PRODUCTIVITY, torture, U.S., White House; Research articles 2008-06-01
Editorial: Torture Whistle-Blowers: Turns out, FBI agents in real life can be the straight arrows you see in the movies and on TV. When military and CIA interrogators at Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere were roughing up terror suspects after 9/11, FBI agents were the ones who tried to blow the whistle on the...; Tags: agent, FBI, Government, torture, White House; Research articles 2008-05-27
Carter calls on next US president to vow no prisoner torture: LONDON AFP — Former US president Jimmy Carter on Sunday called on the next leader of the United States to publicly vow that his country would never again torture prisoners. Speaking at a literary festival in Hay-on-Wye, in Wales, the 83-year-old said his thoughts were of "embarrassment, and horror,...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Leadership, president, torture, U.S.; Research articles 2008-05-25