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  • Jane Mayer: 'The Dark Side' 23 Jul 2008 23:35 GMT
    ... case histories for several prisoners, beginning with "detainee 001," the so-called American Taliban, John Walker ... soldiers to resist torture or other rough treatment if captured. After 9/11, as Mayer first ... Abu Ghraib became a bizarre world where detainees were kept on dog leashes and bombarded with ...

  • Critics expressing disappointment with new U.S. attorney general 23 Jul 2008 17:31 GMT
    ... After the well-publicized controversies of Gonzales' tenure, an air ... appeared unwilling to push back against the White House's broad claims of executive authority on issues ... inherited from Gonzales, including the treatment of detainees, the broad surveillance powers claimed by Bush ...

  • Water Boarding Does NOT Fit the Definition of Torture 23 Jul 2008 13:32 GMT
    ... so. Actually, Congress only banned “degrading, inhuman, or cruel treatment”. This was in the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005, and the Military Commissions Act of 2006. Maybe Congress knows something ...

  • Mukasey to Congress: Defy the Rule of Law 23 Jul 2008 11:36 GMT
    ... Bush (June 2004), the Court granted Guantanamo detainees habeas rights to challenge their detentions in civil ... in civil court. Congress responded with the Detainee Treatment Act (DTA) of 2005 subverting the ruling. ...

  • Mukasey seen as mired in past policies 23 Jul 2008 05:49 GMT
    ... Last updated July 22, 2008 10:03 p.m. PT Mukasey ... appeared unwilling to push back against the White House's broad claims of executive authority on issues ... inherited from Gonzales, including the treatment of detainees, the broad surveillance powers claimed by Bush ...



  • Mukasey's Wary Start Dismays Ex-Backers 23 Jul 2008 05:26 GMT
    ... to lead the scandal-plagued Justice Department nine months ago, Senator ... appeared unwilling to push back against the White House's broad claims of executive authority on issues ... from Mr. Gonzales, including the treatment of detainees, the broad surveillance powers claimed by Mr. ...

  • Evidence from 'coercive' interrogations gets excluded 22 Jul 2008 22:31 GMT
    ... GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — The ... make full advantage of statements obtained from detainees," he said. A jury of six officers with one alternate was ... rules for the military tribunals. Congress and President Bush responded with new rules, the Military Commissions ...

  • Gitmo trial begins for bin Laden's driver 22 Jul 2008 22:31 GMT
    ... GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - The judge ... make full advantage of statements obtained from detainees," he said. A jury of six officers with one alternate was ... rules for the military tribunals. Congress and President Bush responded with new rules, the Military Commissions ...

  • Guantanamo Judge Nixes Evidence Collected Under "Highly Coercive" Conditions 22 Jul 2008 16:31 GMT
    ... From the wire: Posted at 8:49 AM on July ... make full advantage of statements obtained from detainees," he said. A jury of six officers with one alternate was ... rules for the military tribunals. Congress and President Bush responded with new rules, the Military Commissions ...

  • 'The Dark Side,' by Jane Mayer: A History of Abuse in the War on Terror 22 Jul 2008 15:53 GMT
    ... case histories for several prisoners, beginning with “detainee 001,” the so-called American , whose botched ... Abu Ghraib became a bizarro world where detainees were kept on dog leashes, subjected to “invasion of space by female” ... around Mr. Cheney and going straight to President Bush, whom they believed to be sympathetic. In ...

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  • Hamdan: Guantánamo's Mystery Man 22 Jul 2008 15:51 GMT
    ... meeting, Swift suggested the possibility of suing President Bush on his behalf. "This lawsuit, will it ... flown to Guantánamo Bay, where he became detainee No. 149. Soon after, he met Soufan, ... Bush chose him from among thousands of detainees in U.S. custody to be the first Arab defendant in the ...

  • Judge For Bin Laden's Driver Nixes Evidence Collected Under "Highly Coercive" Conditions 22 Jul 2008 15:30 GMT
    ... GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — The judge ... make full advantage of statements obtained from detainees," he said. A jury of six officers with one alternate was ... rules for the military tribunals. Congress and President Bush responded with new rules, the Military Commissions ...

  • Judge In Bin Laden's Driver's Trial Nixes Evidence Collected Under "Highly Coercive" Conditions 22 Jul 2008 15:16 GMT
    ... GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — The judge ... make full advantage of statements obtained from detainees," he said. A jury of six officers with one alternate was ... rules for the military tribunals. Congress and President Bush responded with new rules, the Military Commissions ...

  • Judge bars evidence from 'coercive' interrogations in Guantanamo trial 22 Jul 2008 14:53 GMT
    ... Judge bars evidence from 'coercive' interrogations in Guantanamo trial ... make full advantage of statements obtained from detainees," he said. A jury of six officers with one alternate was ... rules for the military tribunals. Congress and President Bush responded with new rules, the Military Commissions ...

  • Guantanamo war crimes trial opens with exclusion of evidence from 'coercive' interrogations 22 Jul 2008 13:58 GMT
    ... "It does not reduce my confidence in our ability ... make full advantage of statements obtained from detainees," he said. A jury of six officers with one alternate was ... rules for the military tribunals. Congress and President Bush responded with new rules, the Military Commissions ...

  • Books of The Times: A History of Abuse in the War on Terror 22 Jul 2008 13:16 GMT
    ... case histories for several prisoners, beginning with “detainee 001,” the so-called American , whose botched ... Abu Ghraib became a bizarro world where detainees were kept on dog leashes, subjected to “invasion of space by female” ... around Mr. Cheney and going straight to President Bush, whom they believed to be sympathetic. In ...

  • Judge nixes some evidence in bin Laden driver case 22 Jul 2008 12:16 GMT
    ... GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- The ... make full advantage of statements obtained from detainees," he said. A jury of six officers with one alternate was ... rules for the military tribunals. Congress and President Bush responded with new rules, the Military Commissions ...

  • Hamdan: Guantanamo's Mystery Man 22 Jul 2008 10:30 GMT
    ... meeting, Swift suggested the possibility of suing President Bush on his behalf. "This lawsuit, will it ... flown to Guantanamo Bay, where he became detainee Number 149. Soon after, he met Ali ... Bush chose him from among thousands of detainees in U.S. custody to be the first Arab defendant in the ...

  • Trial begins for bin Laden's driver 22 Jul 2008 09:24 GMT
    ... GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - The judge ... make full advantage of statements obtained from detainees," he said. A jury of six officers with one alternate was ... rules for the military tribunals. Congress and President Bush responded with new rules, the Military Commissions ...

  • Call for conflict declaration on Qaeda 22 Jul 2008 09:06 GMT
    ... a Supreme Court ruling last month that detainees had a constitutional right to challenge their ... should also prohibit courts from ordering a detainee to be released within the United States. ... end delays in trying those already charged. White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said the latest Supreme ...

  • Former bin Laden driver pleads not guilty 22 Jul 2008 07:31 GMT
    ... But Judge Keith Allred, a Navy captain, left the ... make full advantage of statements obtained from detainees," he said. A jury of six officers with one alternate was ... rules for the military tribunals. Congress and President Bush responded with new rules, the Military Commissions ...

  • War crimes judge bans evidence from 'coercive' interrogations 22 Jul 2008 06:30 GMT
    ... War crimes judge bans evidence from 'coercive' class='time'>22/07/2008 - ... make full advantage of statements obtained from detainees,” he said. A jury of six officers ... Hamdan said interrogators were gatekeepers for medical treatment. The apparent link between medical care and ...

  • Judge tosses detainee interrogation evidence 22 Jul 2008 06:30 GMT
    ... Last updated July 21, 2008 9:48 p.m. PT 'Coercive' ... make full advantage of statements obtained from detainees," he said. A jury of six officers with one alternate was ... rules for the military tribunals. Congress and President Bush responded with new rules, the Military Commissions ...

  • First US war crimes trial starts at Guantanamo 22 Jul 2008 05:17 GMT
    ... Guantanamo Bay: The judge in the first American ... make full advantage of statements obtained from detainees," he said. A jury of six officers with one alternate was ... rules for the military tribunals. Congress and President Bush responded with new rules, the Military Commissions ...

  • 'The Dark Side,' by Jane Mayer: A History of Abuse in the War on Terror 22 Jul 2008 05:17 GMT
    ... case histories for several prisoners, beginning with “detainee 001,” the so-called American , whose botched ... Abu Ghraib became a bizarro world where detainees were kept on dog leashes, subjected to “invasion of space by female” ... around Mr. Cheney and going straight to President Bush, whom they believed to be sympathetic. In ...


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