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Calling For Truth and Dignity in the Nation’s Conduct
Near the end of the Edward R. Murrow movie, “Good Night, and Good Luck,” Sen. Joseph McCarthy is confronted by Joseph Welch, civilian counsel for the U.S. Army. McCarthy’s personal abuse of opponents had reached a peak in the Army-McCarthy … Continue reading
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Lawmakers Lead Efforts to Ban Prison Abuse
At first glance, the high-profile Senate Republican and the behind-the-scenes House Democrat leading the charge to ban abusive treatment of foreign prisoners in U.S. custody look like an odd couple. But Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., … Continue reading
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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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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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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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Report Warned on CIA’s Tactics in Interrogation
A classified report issued last year by the Central Intelligence Agency’s inspector general warned that interrogation procedures approved by the C.I.A. after the Sept. 11 attacks might violate some provisions of the international Convention Against Torture, current and former intelligence … Continue reading
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Troops to Call for Independent Commission on Torture
Media Advisory Troops to Call for Independent Commission on Torture;Press Conference on Open Letter signed by 3,700 veterans and family members CONTACT: Charles Sheehan-Miles, 202-558-4553INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE Nearly four years after the beginning of the War on Terror, the U.S. continues … Continue reading
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Former Powell aide links Cheney’s office to abuse directives
Vice President Dick Cheney’s office was responsible for directives that led to U.S. soldiers’ abusing prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan, a former top State Department official said Thursday. Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Colin Powell, then the … Continue reading
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The Torture Test
The next several days will show whether our Congress has slipped its moral moorings. Seldom have moral lines been so clearly drawn. The issue is whether American armed forces and intelligence personnel should be permitted or forbidden to torture detainees. … Continue reading
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VCS Weekly Update: Veterans Day Press Conference
Show your support for our work. Order your bumper sticker or shirt today! November 4, 2005 Dear VCS Members and Supporters: The New York Times this week ran a critical article, “Detainee Policy Sharply Divides Bush Officials”, detailing the internal … Continue reading
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