Posted by bg on July 24, 2007
The Order contains fine sounding rhetoric that changes little and leaves dubious claims in place
The following statement can be attributed to Elisa Massimino, Washington Director, Human Rights First:
Torture and cruel treatment by U.S. personnel happened, in the first place, because the administration applied such a flexible interpretation of the laws and standards against abuse that they became practically meaningless. That is how the United States got to Abu Ghraib.
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Posted by bg on July 24, 2007
The Order contains fine sounding rhetoric that changes little and leaves dubious claims in place
The following statement can be attributed to Elisa Massimino, Washington Director, Human Rights First:
Torture and cruel treatment by U.S. personnel happened, in the first place, because the administration applied such a flexible interpretation of the laws and standards against abuse that they became practically meaningless. That is how the United States got to Abu Ghraib.
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Posted by bg on January 27, 2007
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — The only U.S. military officer charged with a crime in the Abu Ghraib scandal will be court-martialed on eight charges, including cruelty and maltreatment of prisoners, the Army said Friday.<br/><br/> http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2007/1/27/83232.shtml?s=lh
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Posted by bg on January 27, 2007
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — The only U.S. military officer charged with a crime in the Abu Ghraib scandal will be court-martialed on eight charges, including cruelty and maltreatment of prisoners, the Army said Friday.<br/><br/> http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2007/1/27/83232.shtml?s=lh
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Posted by bg on October 15, 2006
RELATED Guantanamo guards ‘boast about abuse’ — By Andrew Buncombe in Washington Published: 15 October 2006 Lynddie England, the young woman associated with some of the most notorious photographs to emerge from Abu Ghraib, has offered new insights into the abuse scandal that rocked the US military and revealed how she acted to please her former lover. Speaking for the first time since she was jailed more than a year ago, England revealed the abusive nature of her relationship with fellow reservist Charles Graner and suggested that her actions inside the Baghdad jail were largely directed by him. She has also reiterated claims made by her lawyers that much of the mistreatment of prisoners was carried out at the behest of military intelligence officers or the CIA. "Yeah, I thought i… Source: http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/13490166.html
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Posted by bg on October 15, 2006
RELATED Guantanamo guards ‘boast about abuse’ — By Andrew Buncombe in Washington Published: 15 October 2006 Lynddie England, the young woman associated with some of the most notorious photographs to emerge from Abu Ghraib, has offered new insights into the abuse scandal that rocked the US military and revealed how she acted to please her former lover. Speaking for the first time since she was jailed more than a year ago, England revealed the abusive nature of her relationship with fellow reservist Charles Graner and suggested that her actions inside the Baghdad jail were largely directed by him. She has also reiterated claims made by her lawyers that much of the mistreatment of prisoners was carried out at the behest of military intelligence officers or the CIA. "Yeah, I thought i… Source: http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/13490166.html
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