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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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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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Supreme court to review terrorism military trials
The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday that it would decide whether President George W. Bush has the power to create military tribunals to put Guantanamo prisoners on trial for war crimes, an important test of the administration’s policy in … Continue reading
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The Bush Effect: U.S. Military Involvement in Latin America Rises, Development and Humanitarian Aid Fall
While President George W. Bush is in Latin America to push his controversial free trade agenda, there is another type of trade to be concerned about. U.S. military aid, training and arms sales to the region have all increased sharply … Continue reading
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Red Cross Seeks Access to CIA Prison
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) called on Thursday for access to all foreign terrorism suspects held by the United States after a report of a covert CIA prison system for al Qaeda captives. The Washington Post said … 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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CIA Holds Terror Suspects in Secret Prisons
CIA Holds Terror Suspects in Secret Prisons – Debate Is Growing Within Agency About Legality and Morality of Overseas System Set Up After 9/11 By Dana PriestWashington Post Staff WriterWednesday, November 2, 2005; A01 The CIA has been hiding and … Continue reading
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US Told to Give Data on Guantanamo Hunger Strikers
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the U.S. government to provide medical records on Guantanamo prisoners who are being force-fed while on a hunger strike and to notify their lawyers about forced feedings. U.S. District Court Judge Gladys Kessler acted … Continue reading
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