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Torture Makes Justice Impossible
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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Rice ‘to talk tough on CIA claim’
According to media reports in both the US and UK, Ms Rice will tell European allies to “back off” over the issue. Last month the EU wrote to Ms Rice expressing misgivings over the alleged jails and reports CIA planes … Continue reading
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US civil rights group to sue CIA over secret prisons
US civil rights group to sue CIA over secret prisons A US civil rights groups says it is taking the CIA to court to stop the transportation of terror suspects to countries outside US legal authority. The American Civil Liberties … Continue reading
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In the End, Torture Hurts Us
Each time I write anything objecting to the Bush administration’s use of torture, I get dozens of e-mails from self-styled “realists.” Some of my correspondents offer unprintable suggestions on punishments that should be meted out to people — like me, … Continue reading
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Torture, American-Style
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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‘War on terror’ tactics pull US into a legal minefield
The Bush administration appeared this week to have circumvented what might have become a messy Supreme Court battle over its right to detain indefinitely US citizens it suspects of being terrorists. By filing criminal charges against Jose Padilla, a US … Continue reading
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Will the US Seize the Opening for Troop Withdrawal?
The surprising degree of consensus reached by the main Iraqi factions at the Arab League-orchestrated Reconciliation Conference in Cairo last weekend sharply undercuts the unilateral, guns-and-puppets approach of the Bush administration to the deteriorating situation in Iraq. The common demand … Continue reading
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Padilla Case Tests the Patriot Act
The government’s 11th-hour decision to dump the ridiculous case of accused ”dirty bomber” Jose Padilla on the criminal court to which it should have been referred nearly four years ago is Exhibit A against the Patriot Act as currently written. … Continue reading
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Mixed messages on torture put U.S. agents in a bind
The U.S. government has placed what appear to be irreconcilable demands on its spies. The most recent evidence came last week, when President Bush denounced torture while Vice President Dick Cheney worked behind the scenes to defeat a measure in … Continue reading
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Raid on torture dungeon exposes Iraq’s secret war
The raid was at a building in central Baghdad. Men armed with automatic rifles burst in and made their way to a set of underground cells where they found 175 people huddled together. They had been captured by paramilitaries and … Continue reading
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