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The Report Sending Shockwaves Through Washington »
Posted by: tehranchik 8 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
The explosive secret Red Cross report on the Bush administration’s torture policy has Washington in an uproar comparable to the revelations from Abu Ghraib ...
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Red Cross Described 'Torture' at CIA Jails »
Posted by: Beau7890 8 months, 3 weeks ago in News
The International Committee of the Red Cross concluded in a secret report that the Bush administration's treatment of al-Qaeda captives "constituted torture," a finding ...
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Revealing The Truth About Torture Is‘Debilitated…By The Practices Of The American Press’ »
Posted by: tehranchik 8 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
On Sunday, journalist Mark Danner revealed a previously secret International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) report, which concluded that the Bush administration’s treatment ...
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The Bigger Picture »
Posted by: tehranchik 7 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
It will take some time to absorb the full implications of the ICRC report and the OLC memos. Right now, many are understandably focused on ...
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Obama's Moment Of Truth On Torture »
Posted by: tehranchik 7 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
The question before the president today is not whether to prosecute his predecessors for war crimes; it is simply whether to allow the memos that ...
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Why Bush's CIA Team Should Worry About Its Dark Embrace of Torture »
Posted by: berkeley 7 months, 4 weeks ago in Political News
On the night of April 6, a long-secret document was published -- in its entirety for the first time -- that provided a clear, stark look at ...
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Charges of Abuse at Bagram Highlight Ongoing Problem With Obamas Gitmo »
Posted by: tehranchik 6 days, 11 hours ago in Political News
Bagram has already been called “Obama’s Gitmo,” and “The Next Guantanamo” given that the administration is holding about 700 terror suspects there indefinitely without ...
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The Red Cross Torture Report: What It Means - The New York Review of Books »
Posted by: berkeley 7 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
Download the text of the ICRC Report on the Treatment of Fourteen "High Value Detainees" in CIA Custody by The International Committee of the Red ...
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Obama, the ICRC Report and the Protection of Criminals »
Posted by: hyperbola 8 months ago in Political News
Candidate Obama unambiguously vowed to his supporters that he would work to ensure "full accountability" for "past offenses" in surveillance lawbreaking. President Obama, however, has ...
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Tell Me Why? Change: US Participates in Crimes Against Humanity at Ashraf »
Posted by: iraniscc 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
They pay the price for Freedom with flesh and blood in Iran and Camp Ashraf. Who is responsible and should we keep silent? Is this ...
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ICRC calls for restraint as Gaza hospitals overwhelmed »
Posted by: britishredcross 11 months ago in News
"People in Gaza are very afraid to go into the streets, which are virtually empty. The hospitals are overwhelmed and unable to cope with the ...
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Gaza Crisis Appeal | British Red Cross »
Posted by: britishredcross 10 months, 3 weeks ago in News
In Gaza, Palestine Red Crescent hospitals, medical teams and ambulances are responding to the needs of people around the clock. The ICRC has a surgical ...
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