Tag Archives: Guantanamo

Torture Ban May Include a Backdoor

Posted on December 19, 2005 by Team VCS

U.S. President George W. Bush suffered a stinging defeat Thursday when overwhelming congressional support forced him to abandon his opposition to anti-torture legislation and reach an agreement with its sponsor, Sen. John McCain, an Arizona Republican. The president’s reversal came … Continue reading →

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Securing America Without Destroying Liberties

Posted on December 17, 2005 by Team VCS

Remarks by US Senator Robert C. Byrd as delivered on the Senate floor.  I believe in America. I believe in the dream of the Founders and Framers of our inspiring Constitution. I believe in the spirit that drove President Lincoln … Continue reading →

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Enemies of the State?

Posted on December 16, 2005 by Team VCS

    Four men deprived of their liberty for four years on suspicion of being international terrorists disclose today that they have not once been questioned by police or security services since being arrested.     The four, who were among 16 suspects detained … Continue reading →

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Bush’s Sacred Terror

Posted on December 9, 2005 by Team VCS

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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Rice Signals Shift in Interrogation Policy

Posted on December 8, 2005 by Team VCS

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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US credibility gap in Europe

Posted on December 7, 2005 by Team VCS

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

Posted on December 6, 2005 by Team VCS

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?

Posted on December 6, 2005 by Team VCS

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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Torture, American-Style

Posted on December 1, 2005 by Team VCS

There are two torture debates going on in America today: One is about fantasy, and the other is about reality. For viewers of TV shows such as “Commander in Chief” and “24,” the question is about ticking bombs. To find … Continue reading →

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Lawmakers Lead Efforts to Ban Prison Abuse

Posted on November 18, 2005 by Team VCS

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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