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Iraqi torture practices could be more widespread
The discovery of malnourished detainees, many bearing signs of torture, in an underground bunker at the Iraqi Interior Ministry came after a US Army 3rd Infantry Division soldier investigated an Iraqi family’s complaints that one of its sons was being … Continue reading
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Propaganda nightmare of chemical hypocrisy
HOW damaged is the US by the row over its use of white phosphorus in Fallujah last year? On the facts available now, it is within the letter of the law, even though it has not signed the most relevant … Continue reading
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Democrats Have Proof Pre-War Intel Was Manipulated
Democrats Have Proof Pre-War Intel Was Manipulated By Jason Leopold, TruthOut, Thursday, November 17, 2005 Senate Democrats have dug up additional explosive evidence over the past week that they say will help prove the Bush administration deliberately manipulated pre-war Iraq … Continue reading
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Senate votes to limit detainees’ access to courts
The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to limit the rights of detainees in the Guantanamo Bay prison camp to sue in federal court, putting more pressure on the Bush administration to accept a ban it opposes on the abusive treatment of … Continue reading
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Cheney’s Torture Policy Hughes’ Worst Nightmare
As Karen Hughes goes about her urgent job of trying to repair America’s disastrously debased image throughout the world – especially the Muslim world – she is being undercut by what has become her mission’s worst nightmare. Dick Cheney. The … Continue reading
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War Without Rules
War Without Rules — Yes, the US has used chemical weapons By George Monbiot. Published in the Guardian 15th November 2005 Did US troops use chemical weapons in Falluja? The answer is yes. The proof is not to be found … Continue reading
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Decoding Mr. Bush’s Denials
Decoding Mr. Bush’s Denials To avoid having to account for his administration’s misleading statements before the war with Iraq, President Bush has tried denial, saying he did not skew the intelligence. He’s tried to share the blame, claiming that Congress … Continue reading
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CIA ‘covered up’ evidence of torture
CIA interrogators tried to cover up the death of an Iraqi man who died while being interrogated at Abu Ghraib prison, Time magazine has reported, after obtaining hundreds of pages of documents, including an autopsy report, about the case. The … Continue reading
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Asterisks Dot White House’s Iraq Argument
President Bush and his national security adviser have answered critics of the Iraq war in recent days with a two-pronged argument: that Congress saw the same intelligence the administration did before the war, and that independent commissions have determined that … Continue reading
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Senate demands report on “CIA prisons”
The U.S. Senate demanded a classified account on Thursday of whether the CIA was running a secret prison system as it debated a bill that would regulate the Bush administration’s treatment of military detainees. The call was made following a … Continue reading
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