Tag Archives: Guantanamo

Torture and Accountability

Posted on July 2, 2005 by Team VCS

Torture and Accountability by ELIZABETH HOLTZMAN, The Nation, July 18, 2005 Although the terrible revelations of torture at Abu Ghraib hit the front pages in April 2004, no senior officials in the US military or the Bush Administration have yet … Continue reading →

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US suspected of keeping secret prisoners on warships: UN official

Posted on June 29, 2005 by Team VCS

The UN has learned of “very, very serious” allegations that the United States is secretly detaining terrorism suspects in various locations around the world, notably aboard prison ships, the UN’s special rapporteur on terrorism said. While the accusations were rumours, … Continue reading →

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Frist tells Durbin to apologize on Senate floor

Posted on June 21, 2005 by Team VCS

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist yesterday demanded that Sen. Richard J. Durbin make a “formal apology” on the floor of the Senate for comparing U.S. interrogators at Guantanamo Bay to Nazi and Soviet regimes and that he strike his remarks … Continue reading →

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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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Medics Are Ordered to Report Abuse

Posted on June 17, 2005 by Team VCS

The Defense Department’s top health affairs official this week instructed all medical personnel who treat detainees in U.S. custody to report any suspected inhumane treatment and to protect their patients as they would U.S. soldiers, a new set of guidelines … 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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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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The Interrogation Room

Posted on June 9, 2005 by Team VCS

Erik Saar, a clean-cut, former Bible-college student dressed in a white shirt, looks like someone who’s just left the Army and still kind of misses it. Saar, 30, speaks nostalgically about his days as a sergeant and Arabic linguist — … Continue reading →

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Amnesty International wants U.S. investigated

Posted on May 28, 2005 by Team VCS

Amnesty International USA urged foreign governments Wednesday to use international law to investigate Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and other alleged American “architects of torture” at Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo Bay and other prisons where detainees suspected of … Continue reading →

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Should Rumsfeld and Gonzales be held responsible for torture and murder?

Posted on May 28, 2005 by Team VCS

Should Donald Rumsfeld and Alberto Gonzales be held personally responsible for torture and murder of prisoners of war? When Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee last year, he was asked whether he “ordered or approved … Continue reading →

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