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Memo: Pentagon Concerned About Legality of Interrogation Techniques

Posted on June 17, 2005 by Team VCS

The interrogation techniques used at Guantanamo Bay Detention Center in 2002 triggered concerns among senior Pentagon officials that they could face criminal prosecution under U.S. anti-torture laws, ABC News has learned. Notes from a series of meetings at the Pentagon … Continue reading →

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More than 1,200 who had anthrax vaccine now sick

Posted on June 17, 2005 by Team VCS

More than 1,200 who had anthrax vaccine now sick More than 1,200 military personnel who received the anthrax vaccine before going to Iraq have developed serious illnesses, according to an Army report released last month, though local military officials contend … Continue reading →

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House Votes To Curb Patriot Act

Posted on June 16, 2005 by Team VCS

The House handed President Bush the first defeat in his effort to preserve the broad powers of the USA Patriot Act, voting yesterday to curtail the FBI’s ability to seize library and bookstore records for terrorism investigations. Bush has threatened … Continue reading →

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Newsview: Gitmo a Problem for Bush, Allies

Posted on June 16, 2005 by Team VCS

WASHINGTON — The indefinite holding of foreign terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay is creating new political headaches for President Bush and his allies on Capitol Hill. At a time when the administration is trying to mend fences with its European … Continue reading →

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 UN Training Iraqis in Jordan to Measure Radiation from Depleted Uranium

Posted on June 15, 2005 by Team VCS

Concerned about depleted uranium and what they say are increasing cancer rates, Iraqi officials are receiving training from U.N. experts on techniques to measure radiation levels according to international standards, a U.N. official Tuesday.     Pekka Haavisto, chairman of the U.N. … Continue reading →

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White House threatens veto on House spending bill

Posted on June 15, 2005 by Team VCS

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Bush administration on Tuesday threatened a veto of a massive spending bill for law enforcement, space programs and other federal programs if it weakens the post-Sept. 11 Patriot Act, the White House said. “If any amendment … Continue reading →

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Battle-Hard G.I.’s Learn To Release Their Pain

Posted on June 14, 2005 by Team VCS

BAGHDAD — When three Minnesota National Guardsmen died in a roadside bombing in February, their home towns grieved in the usual way. Flags flew at half-staff. Streets were renamed in honor of the fallen. And neighbors spoke of a war … Continue reading →

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Iraq War Causes Sharp Drop in Military Academy Applications

Posted on June 14, 2005 by Team VCS

Iraq War Causes Sharp Drop in Military Academy Applications WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) – Applications from high school students to each of the three prestigious U.S. military academies dropped this year, officials said on Monday, at the same time the … Continue reading →

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Illegal Detentions in Iraq by US Pose Great Challenge: Annan

Posted on June 14, 2005 by Team VCS

Thousands of people are detained in Iraq without due process in apparent violation of international law, the United Nations said on Wednesday, adding that 6,000 of the country’s 10,000 prisoners were in the hands of the U.S. military. In Iraq, … Continue reading →

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Torture’s Part of the Territory

Posted on June 14, 2005 by Team VCS

Brace yourself for a flood of gruesome new torture snapshots. Last week, a federal judge ordered the Defense Department to release dozens of additional photographs and videotapes depicting prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib. The photographs will elicit what has become … Continue reading →

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