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Top Cheney Adviser Indicted on Five Felonies in CIA Leak Probe
A federal grand jury today indicted Vice President Cheney’s chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, after a two-year investigation into the leak of a CIA agent’s identity but spared — at least for now –President Bush’s top political strategist, … 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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U.S.: License to Abuse Would Put CIA Above the Law
The Bush administration is now the only government in the world to claim a legal justification for mistreating prisoners during interrogations, Human Rights Watch said today. The administration recently approached members of the U.S. Congress to seek a waiver that … Continue reading
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Why Torture is OK
Imagine that you are on your way to work, coffee in hand, one December morning when three men in United States military uniforms, armed with guns, approach you. They say your name; you acknowledge it. One of them slams you … Continue reading
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Afghanistan: Abuse Charges at Bad Time for White House
Allegations that U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan burned the bodies of Taliban fighters couldn’t have come at a worse time for the Bush administration, already fighting legislation in Congress that would impose standards on the Pentagon’s treatment of detainees. Lurid television … Continue reading
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These two men are experts on rendition: one invented it, the other has seen its full horrors
If there are two men in the world who know about “extraordinary renditions” then they are Michael Scheuer, the CIA chief who invented the programme, and Craig Murray, the UK ambassador to Uzbekistan who saw first-hand the devastating consequences for … Continue reading
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What Game Theory Can Tell Us About Terrorism
In my inaugural column, it’s appropriate to deal with one of last week’s big events in economics: the awarding of the Nobel prize. The prize in economics went to two men for their contributions to game theory: Robert Aumann of … Continue reading
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One victim’s story
ON each stage of his journey, as he descended further and further into the gulags and torture chambers of the war on terror, Benyam Mohammed al-Habashi was shadowed by British intelligence. The British were there in Karachi when Americans interrogated … Continue reading
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Guantanamo Process as a Public Danger
The prevailing belief that the procedures at Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) protect us because they make it easy to keep “enemy combatants” locked away is misguided. When legal process is not rigorous and convictions are easy to win, the danger is … Continue reading
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Torture Advocate Withdraws Nomination for #2 Spot at Justice Department
Flanigan Withdraws as Nominee for Deputy Attorney General By Dan Eggen and R. Jeffrey SmithWashington Post Staff WritersSaturday, October 8, 2005; A03 The Bush administration’s choice for deputy attorney general has withdrawn his nomination amid mounting questions from Senate Democrats … Continue reading
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