Notices tagged with torture
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The #US Attorney General dropped 100 investigations into #torture of prisoners by the #CIA. http://ur1.ca/4n1zf #humanrights #Guantanamo
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US must reconsider closure of CIA torture cases | Amnesty International
The US Attorney General must immediately reconsider his decision to close inquiries into some 100 cases of alleged torture of detainees held in CIA custody, Amnesty International said today.
Tuesday, 05-Jul-11 15:05:42 UTC from web -
Red Cross Study Finds 60 Percent of Young People Support Torture - The Daily Beast
In a time of war, is it ever OK to torture an enemy? For decades, the answer was an automatic no. The often-cruel conditions endured by prisoners of war during World War Two spurred the Geneva Conventions, which stipulated an agreed-upon set of standards for handling war victims. By the late 1960s, when any young man could have been drafted to go to Vietnam, the humane treatment of soldiers was at the forefront of many Americans’ concerns. A new study by the American Red Cross obtained exclusively by The Daily Beast found that a surprising majority—almost 60 percent—of American teenagers thought things like water-boarding or sleep deprivation are sometimes acceptable. More than half also approved of killing captured enemies in cases where the enemy had killed Americans. When asked about the reverse, 41 percent thought it was permissible for American troops to be tortured overseas. In all cases, young people showed themselves to be significantly more in favor of torture than older adults.
Monday, 18-Apr-11 22:06:00 UTC from web -
A Government Shutdown Imperils the Power of Congress by Paul Craig Roberts
Bush succeeded in establishing that as a wartime commander-in-chief he had the “inherent power” to disobey the laws against torture, spying on Americans without obtaining warrants, and indefinite detention. In addition, Bush used signing statements in ways inconsistent with his oath and obligation to uphold the laws of the United States, and he took the U.S. to war based on lies, deception, and fabricated “evidence,” an offense that qualifies as treason.
Monday, 28-Feb-11 13:13:25 UTC from web -
OK by John Yoo for president to crush children's testicles in the States
video (2006) Cassel: If the president deems that he's got to torture somebody, including by crushing the testicles of the person's child, there is no law that can stop him? Yoo: No treaty Cassel: Also no law by Congress -- that is what you wrote in the August 2002 memo... Yoo: I think it depends on why the President thinks he needs to do that.
Wednesday, 29-Dec-10 17:20:44 UTC from web -
The inhumane conditions of Bradley Manning's detention - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com
"Bradley Manning, the 22-year-old U.S. Army Private accused of leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks, has never been convicted of that crime, nor of any other crime. "
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RIGHTS-EGYPT: Bloggers Name and Shame Torturers - IPS ipsnews.net
Atef’s blog, 'Torture in Egypt', is the most comprehensive site of its kind in the Middle East, with reports, photos, video clips and a library of articles aimed at exposing the brutality of Egypt’s police and security forces.
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Condoleezza Rice Put On Defensive by Stanford Student - SFist: San Francisco
"Anyway, no huge revelations here, except it's fascinating to see Condi put in the position of responding to a bunch of twenty-year-olds without a Press Secretary to protect her."
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Friday, 17-Apr-09 19:05:43 UTC from web
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Spain investigates what America should
A Spanish court has initiated criminal proceedings against six former officials of the Bush administration. John Yoo, Jay Bybee, David Addington, Alberto Gonzales, William Haynes and Douglas Feith may face charges in Spain for authorizing torture at Guantánamo Bay.
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Monday, 05-Jan-09 02:13:57 UTC from web
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Is Bush's shoe-throwing heckler being tortured? | Crooks and Liars
Muntadar al-Zaidi has allegedly suffered a broken arm, broken ribs and internal bleeding, his older brother, Dargham, told the BBC.
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