Abu Ghraib scapegoats?
Published: 04 May, 2009, 12:50
As the controversy over CIA torture in Guantanamo continues to rage, two infamous figures from the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal have resurfaced.
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Investigative journalist and author Wayne Madsen joined RT to comment on Barack Obama's move to release top secret CIA memos on interrogation.
Former U.S. military interrogator Matthew Alexander, says fear and torture are inefficient in obtaining information from terrorist suspects.
Secret memos from the Bush Administration were released this week detailing the harsh interrogation methods used on detainees in the ‘War on Terror.'
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The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak has said that it is illegal for Barack Obama’s administration not to prosecute CIA officers who carried out torture sanctioned by the Bush administration.
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Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has dropped another bombshell, claiming that Dick Cheney was running an “executive assassination ring” which reported directly to him during the Bush years.
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Three inmates from Guantanamo Bay prison have been transported to Georgia. The prisoners will be allowed to live as free men but have to stay within the country.
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The Palestinian Authority court ruled on Sunday that the sale of Palestinian land to foreign states is an act punishable by death.
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The UN court has ruled that Kosovo’s unilateral secession from Serbia was legal. The non-binding decision is believed to have implications for Kosovo and become a precedent for de-facto states seeking independence.
Published: 04 May, 2009, 12:50
As the controversy over CIA torture in Guantanamo continues to rage, two infamous figures from the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal have resurfaced.
We always knew it was not "low level" people abusing prisoners. Bush should be held as a war criminal not just for nthe abuse but for the unprovoked attacks upon Iraq. The 100,000 plus deserve justice. Had this been any other country in the world the US would be screaming for war crimes trials. Hey world, We, the good people of america want to hear you screams.