Yearly Archives: 2005

Britain’s Top Court Rules Information Gotten by Torture Is Never Admissible Evidence

Britain’s Top Court Rules Information Gotten by Torture Is Never Admissible Evidence LONDON, United Kingdom, December 8, 2005 – Britain’s highest court thrust itself into the middle of a roiling international debate on Thursday, declaring that evidence obtained through torture – no … Continue reading

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Bush’s Sacred Terror

Bush’s Sacred Terror The much-belated, poll-prompted outcry of a few U.S. elected officials against the widespread use of torture by the Bush administration — following years of silent acquiescence in the face of incontrovertible evidence of deliberate atrocity — is … Continue reading

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British Court Rules against Evidence Gained in Torture

Thrusting itself into the middle of a stormy international debate, Britain’s highest court declared today that evidence obtained through torture – no matter who had done the torturing – was not admissible in British courts. It also said that Britain … Continue reading

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Rice Signals Shift in Interrogation Policy

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave the Bush administration’s most comprehensive accounting yet of U.S. rules on treatment of prisoners in the war on terrorism Wednesday, but her assurances left loopholes for practices that could be akin to torture. Rice … Continue reading

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Rumsfeld questions abuse prevention

US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has questioned a policy that requires US military personnel who witness abuse of detainees in Iraqi custody to take “all reasonable actions” to stop or prevent it, a spokesman said. Mr Rumsfeld seemed taken aback … Continue reading

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US credibility gap in Europe

Not again. Just when the deep freeze in US relations with some European countries is thawing, a cold front blows in. Once more, it originates in the war on terrorism, but this time it’s not about invading Iraq, but about … Continue reading

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Torture Makes Justice Impossible

When Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales announced shortly before Thanksgiving that Jose Padilla had been indicted, it came as some surprise that what he was actually charged with had virtually nothing to do with what the United States had been saying … Continue reading

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Ban Torture or Protect Torturers?

Thousands of well-meaning people are mobilizing to pressure Congress to pass legislation banning torture. But the Bush Administration is maneuvering to turn it into legislation that would instead protect the torturers by eliminating a basic legal right. To stop them, … Continue reading

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Rice ‘to talk tough on CIA claim’

According to media reports in both the US and UK, Ms Rice will tell European allies to “back off” over the issue. Last month the EU wrote to Ms Rice expressing misgivings over the alleged jails and reports CIA planes … Continue reading

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KBR workers in Iraq paid 50 cents an hour

While the United States spends billions on troop support in Iraq, the people serving the meals, scooping the ice cream, and washing the dishes make as little as 50 cents an hour. The U.S. military has paid Halliburton subsidiary KBR … Continue reading

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