Tag Archives: Guantanamo

How I entered the hellish world of Guantanamo Bay

Posted on February 6, 2005 by Team VCS

How I entered the hellish world of Guantanamo Bay Martin Mubanga went on holiday to Zambia, but ended up spending 33 months in Guantanamo Bay, some of the time in the feared Camp Echo. Free at last and still protesting … Continue reading →

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Retired Generals Say Gonzales Not Right for Troops

Posted on January 25, 2005 by Team VCS

Retired Generals Say Gonzales Not Right for Troops As retired professional military leaders of the U.S. armed forces, we are deeply concerned about the nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales to be attorney general. We feel that his views concerning the … Continue reading →

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The Vote on Mr. Gonzales

Posted on January 16, 2005 by Team VCS

The Vote on Mr. Gonzales Sunday, January 16, 2005; Page B06   DESPITE A POOR performance at his confirmation hearing, Alberto R. Gonzales appears almost certain to be confirmed by the Senate as attorney general. Senators of both parties declared … Continue reading →

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Gonzales Nomination Draws Military Criticism

Posted on January 4, 2005 by Team VCS

Gonzales Nomination Draws Military Criticism Retired Officers Cite His Role in Shaping Policies on Torture By Dan EggenWashington Post Staff WriterTuesday, January 4, 2005; Page A02   A dozen high-ranking retired military officers took the unusual step yesterday of signing … Continue reading →

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Lugar Condemns Plan To Jail Detainees for Life

Posted on January 3, 2005 by Team VCS

A leading Republican senator yesterday condemned as “a bad idea” a reported U.S. plan to keep some suspected terrorists imprisoned for a lifetime even if the government lacks evidence to charge them. The Pentagon and the CIA have asked the … Continue reading →

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VCS Weekly Update: OpTruth Calls for Senate Hearings on Rumsfeld

Posted on December 27, 2004 by Team VCS

Operation Truth Calls for Senate Hearings on Rumsfeld Last week Operation Truth, an organization founded by and for Iraq War veterans, called for Senate hearings on Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s tenure in office.  Paul Reickhoff writes in his letter: … Continue reading →

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Presidential order authorized torture

Posted on December 25, 2004 by Team VCS

Presidential order authorized torture New York – A document released for the first time today by the American Civil Liberties Union suggests that President Bush issued an executive order authorizing the use of inhumane interrogation methods against detainees in Iraq. … Continue reading →

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FBI Memos Confirm U.S. Soldiers Tortured Captured Enemy Prisoners of War

Posted on December 20, 2004 by Team VCS

New F.B.I. Memos Describe Abuses of Iraq Inmates WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 – F.B.I. memorandums portray abuse of prisoners by American military personnel in Iraq that included detainees’ being beaten and choked and having lit cigarettes placed in their ears, according … Continue reading →

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Good News: England’s Supreme Court Strikes Down Blairs Fear Tactics

Posted on December 16, 2004 by Team VCS

British Anti-Terror Law Reined In Highest Court of Appeals Rules Foreign Terror Suspects Cannot Be Held Indefinitely By Glenn FrankelWashington Post Foreign Service LONDON, Dec. 16 — Britain’s highest court of appeal struck a blow against the government’s anti-terrorism policy … Continue reading →

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Rummy Back on the Rocks?

Posted on December 15, 2004 by Team VCS

Rummy Back on the Rocks? WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (IPS) – Despite being asked by President George W Bush to stay in his post, Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld appears to be in growing political trouble, and not just because of his … Continue reading →

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