Tag Archives: Guantanamo

White House Redefines The Meaning Of “Torture”

Posted on August 1, 2005 by Team VCS

Last week, we wrote of the Bush Faction’s increasingly successful drive to establish the principle of unlimited presidential authority — beyond the reach of any law or constitutional restriction — as the new foundation of a militarist American state. This … Continue reading →

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The Roots of Prisoner Abuse

Posted on July 31, 2005 by Team VCS

The Roots of Prisoner Abuse This week, the White House blocked a Senate vote on a measure sponsored by a half-dozen Republicans, including Senator John McCain, that would prohibit cruel, degrading or inhumane treatment of prisoners. Besides being outrageous on … Continue reading →

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Army General Advised Using Dogs at Abu Ghraib, Officer Testifies

Posted on July 28, 2005 by Team VCS

Army Maj. Gen. Geoffrey D. Miller told top officers during an advisory visit to Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison that they needed to get military working dogs for use in interrogations, and he advocated procedures then in use at the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Vets, Conservative Lawmakers Call for Changes in Detainment Policy

Posted on July 26, 2005 by Team VCS

Yesterday, over 2,000 US military veterans joined the growing chorus of people calling for an independent investigation into instances of abuse and torture committed at US-run detention facilities around the world. Also yesterday, three Republican senators introduced separate measures aimed … Continue reading →

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GOP Senators Push Detainee Treatment Rules

Posted on July 26, 2005 by Team VCS

WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Republicans pushed ahead Monday with legislation that would set rules for the treatment and interrogation of terrorism suspects in U.S. custody, despite a White House veto threat. The Bush administration, led by Vice President Dick Cheney, … Continue reading →

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Cheney Working to Block Legislation on Detainees

Posted on July 26, 2005 by Team VCS

Vice President Dick Cheney is leading a White House lobbying effort to block legislation offered by Republican senators that would regulate the detention, treatment and trials of detainees held by the American military. In an unusual, 30-minute private meeting on … Continue reading →

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Pentagon Defies Order to Release Photos; Veterans Demand Commission

Posted on July 25, 2005 by Team VCS

For Immediate Release:July 25, 2005 Contacts: Charles Sheehan-Miles, 202.558.4553 or charles@veteransforcommonsense.org Pentagon Defies Order to Release Photos;2,000 Veterans Call for Independent Investigation Washington – Veterans for Common Sense (VCS), a nonpartisan veterans’ organization with 12,000 members, called for a commission … Continue reading →

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Guantanamo Inmates Declare Hunger Strike

Posted on July 21, 2005 by Team VCS

WASHINGTON — Some 50 prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have declared they are on a hunger strike, a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday. They went on strike three days ago, spokesman Bryan Whitman said. Some have already begun eating again, he said. … Continue reading →

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Report cites ‘degrading’ Guantanamo treatment

Posted on July 13, 2005 by Team VCS

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Guantanamo Bay interrogators degraded and abused a key prisoner but did not torture him when they told him he was gay, forced him to dance with another man and made him wear a bra and perform dog … Continue reading →

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In Gitmo

Posted on July 10, 2005 by Team VCS

In Gitmo   This week in New Yorker magazine, Jane Mayer writes about the United States military detention center in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and raises new questions about the treatment of detainees. Here, with Amy Davidson, Mayer talks about interrogation … Continue reading →

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