added 2007 Sat Jun 2 1:59:13 by populist
This disregard for basic human rights has become de rigueur in the Bush administration. We all want to protect America by preventing terrorism and punishing individuals who target civilians with violence. But at the same time, we want to protect our American values of fairness and respect for the rule of law.
This disregard for basic human rights has become de rigueur in the Bush administration. We all want to protect America by preventing terrorism and punishing individuals who target civilians with violence. But at the same time, we want to protect our American values of fairness and respect for the rule of law.
added 2007 Wed May 30 19:21:20 by populist
The ACLU has filed suit charging that a Boeing subsidiary "knowingly provided direct flight services to the CIA that enabled the clandestine transportation of the men to secret overseas locations, where they were tortured and subjected to other 'forms of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment' under the agency's 'extraordinary rendition' progr
The ACLU has filed suit charging that a Boeing subsidiary "knowingly provided direct flight services to the CIA that enabled the clandestine transportation of the men to secret overseas locations, where they were tortured and subjected to other 'forms of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment' under the agency's 'extraordinary rendition' progr
added 2007 Mon May 28 15:37:11 by _kam0_
In his new book Ghost Plane: The True Story of the CIA Torture Program, award-winning investigative journalist Stephen Grey tells the true story of what became of the CIA's torture program known by the euphemism "extraordinary rendition" and the airplanes that make the program run.
In his new book Ghost Plane: The True Story of the CIA Torture Program, award-winning investigative journalist Stephen Grey tells the true story of what became of the CIA's torture program known by the euphemism "extraordinary rendition" and the airplanes that make the program run.
added 2007 Wed Mar 14 8:42:03 by Aidenag
A network of U.S. allies in East Africa secretly have transferred to prisons in Somalia and Ethiopia as many as 150 people who were captured in Kenya while fleeing the recent war in Somalia, according to human rights advocates here. The prisoners, include men and women of 17 nationalities and children as young as 7 months.
A network of U.S. allies in East Africa secretly have transferred to prisons in Somalia and Ethiopia as many as 150 people who were captured in Kenya while fleeing the recent war in Somalia, according to human rights advocates here. The prisoners, include men and women of 17 nationalities and children as young as 7 months.
added 2007 Wed Mar 7 19:45:48 by Aidenag
Intelligence officials identify the site as a component of a Polish intelligence training school outside the northern Polish village of Stare Kiejkuty. While previously suspected, the facility had never been conclusively identified as being part of the CIA's secret rendition and detention program.
Intelligence officials identify the site as a component of a Polish intelligence training school outside the northern Polish village of Stare Kiejkuty. While previously suspected, the facility had never been conclusively identified as being part of the CIA's secret rendition and detention program.
Op Ed: Up to Democrats to Investigate Torture
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added 2007 Fri Jan 26 13:40:01 by Spadecaller
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales'remarks that "there were assurances sought that he [Canadian detainee, Maher Arar], would not be tortured from Syria," infuriated Senator Patrick Leahy. Leahy objected, "Assurances? From the country that President Bush recently described as the "crossroads for terrorism"?
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales'remarks that "there were assurances sought that he [Canadian detainee, Maher Arar], would not be tortured from Syria," infuriated Senator Patrick Leahy. Leahy objected, "Assurances? From the country that President Bush recently described as the "crossroads for terrorism"?
added 2007 Mon Jan 8 20:13:24 by Aidenag
The 2003 abduction of a Muslim cleric from Italy to Egypt was opposed by Milan's CIA mission chief, who is now wanted by Italian prosecutors. Documents show Robert Lady was opposed to the abduction of Nasr, but was overruled by his immediate boss, the chief of the CIA's station in Rome, the newspaper said.
The 2003 abduction of a Muslim cleric from Italy to Egypt was opposed by Milan's CIA mission chief, who is now wanted by Italian prosecutors. Documents show Robert Lady was opposed to the abduction of Nasr, but was overruled by his immediate boss, the chief of the CIA's station in Rome, the newspaper said.
