tagged w/ US torture
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In a first for a former Guantánamo captive freed by a federal judge, a Syrian man now living in Europe is suing the U.S. government for damages from what he calls a "Kafkaesque nightmare."In a first for a former Guantánamo captive freed by a federal judge, a Syrian... more
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The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the FBI, the CIA and other intelligence agencies, demanding records about the detention in the United Arab Emirates of a U.S. citizen who claims that the U.S. government colluded in his arrest and torture.The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the FBI, the CIA and... more
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An attorney for Canadian prisoner Omar Khadr expressed outrage this week over a ruling by a U.S. military judge allowing Khadr's confessions to interrogators to be used as evidence against him in his murder and terrorism conspiracy trial at Guantanamo.An attorney for Canadian prisoner Omar Khadr expressed outrage this week over a ruling... more
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The American Bar Association, the American Civil Liberties Union, and numerous other legal organizations are demanding that the Senate Armed Services Committee reject a provision in a House of Representatives bill that would mandate an investigation into lawyers representing Guantanamo Bay detainees.The American Bar Association, the American Civil Liberties Union, and numerous other... more
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A Spanish prosecutor has asked a judge there to authorize the arrest of 13 CIA agents for their alleged role in the Bush administration's extraordinary rendition program. The agents are accused of participating in the rendition of Khaled El-Masri, a German citizen who was kidnapped in 2003 and flown to a CIA-run "black site" in Afghanistan, where he was secretly detained and tortured for months before being abandoned on a hillside in Albania. He was never charged with a crime.A Spanish prosecutor has asked a judge there to authorize the arrest of 13 CIA agents... more
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A former interrogator at the US prison in Bagram, Afghanistan said in court testimony that he and other interrogators would terrify detainees into confessing by threatening them with dying from multiple gang rape "by four big black guys" who would catch little Afghan boys in the shower of a U.S. prison.A former interrogator at the US prison in Bagram, Afghanistan said in court testimony... more
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A federal judge is refusing to dismiss a civil lawsuit accusing former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld of responsibility for the alleged torture by U.S. forces of two Americans who worked for an Iraqi contracting firm.A federal judge is refusing to dismiss a civil lawsuit accusing former Defense... more
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The US House of Representatives has approved an intelligence bill after Democratic leaders hastily removed a provision that would have imposed prison sentences for personnel using "cruel, inhuman and degrading" interrogation techniques. The provision would have subjected intelligence officers to up to 15 years in prison for interrogations that violate existing anti-torture laws.The US House of Representatives has approved an intelligence bill after Democratic... more
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John Yoo, the chief author of the Bush administration's "torture memo" told Justice Department investigators that the president's war-making authority was so broad that he had the constitutional power to order a village to be "massacred."John Yoo, the chief author of the Bush administration's "torture memo"... more
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The Obama Justice Department is closing the books on its probe of the Bush administration lawyers whose legal memorandums authorized the CIA to torture terrorism suspects.The Obama Justice Department is closing the books on its probe of the Bush... more
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America's leading human rights organization says that President Obama is falling far short of his rhetoric by continuing some of the abuses of George W. Bush's war on terror and by shielding foreign allies responsible for an assault on human rights activists have not seen since the end of the Cold War.America's leading human rights organization says that President Obama is falling... more
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A federal appeals court in New York has ruled that US government agencies may now refuse to confirm or deny the existence of records when faced with a Freedom of Information Act request that might disclose sensitive intelligence activities, sources, or methods.A federal appeals court in New York has ruled that US government agencies may now... more
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Two Afghan teenagers held in U.S. detention north of Kabul this year said they were beaten by American guards, photographed naked, deprived of sleep and held in solitary confinement in concrete cells for at least two weeks while undergoing daily interrogation in Bagram's "black prison." The site has continued to operate under the terms of an executive order that Obama signed soon after taking office, which forced the closure of secret prisons run by the CIA but not those run by Special Operations forces.Two Afghan teenagers held in U.S. detention north of Kabul this year said they were... more
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This past week, more than 150 people rallied against torture in Sierra Vista, Arizona, culminating in a mile-long march to the main gate of Ft. Huachuca, home of the U.S. Army Intelligence Center where interrogators are trained. The protesters delivered a message saying: "Rogue assassinations and torture have damaged the soul of our nation and tarnished our image around the world.”This past week, more than 150 people rallied against torture in Sierra Vista, Arizona,... more
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An American citizen has filed a suit, arguing that FBI agents allegedly involved in his interrogation and transfer to other countries violated his constitutional rights. The suit claims U.S. officials repeatedly threatened the man with torture, forced disappearance, and execution in order to coerce him to confess to wrongdoing in which he had not engaged.An American citizen has filed a suit, arguing that FBI agents allegedly involved in... more
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A new law signed by President Obama last month now allows the US Defense Secretary to block the release of photos depicting the abuse of detainees in U.S. custody overseas. This past week, Robert Gates put this new power to work for the first time.A new law signed by President Obama last month now allows the US Defense Secretary to... more
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A former British ambassador to Uzbekistan said in a recent lecture that the CIA relied on intelligence from tortured prisoners the agency sent to that country. He said: "I'm talking of people being raped with broken bottles. I'm talking of people having their children tortured in front of them until they sign a confession. I'm talking of people being boiled alive."A former British ambassador to Uzbekistan said in a recent lecture that the CIA relied... more
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Twenty-three Americans have been convicted of kidnapping by an Italian court at the first trial ever involving the CIA's so-called "extraordinary rendition" program for abducting terrorist suspects.Twenty-three Americans have been convicted of kidnapping by an Italian court at the... more
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