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UK court gives government one week to seek release of US 'torture' intelligence
A London High Court judge said Wednesday that the court will issue an order for the release of classified US intelligence relating to the detention of Binyam Mohamed [Reprieve profile; JURIST news archive] if the UK government does not request the (More) |
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Ashcroft, Rice approved harsh interrogation methods: Senate committee report
The US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Wednesday released a report by the Department of Justice (DOJ) indicating that former attorney general John Ashcroft and former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice in 2002 approved the use of wate (More) |
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Federal judge rules Guantanamo detainee habeas petition must proceed without delay
A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia ordered Wednesday that Afghan Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Jawad [ACLU materials; JURIST news archive], detained since he was a teenager, be allowed to challenge his detention in f (More) |
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Senate declassifies report implicating Bush officials in harsh interrogation policies
The US Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Tuesday declassified a November 2008 report [text, PDF; JURIST report] detailing the extent of top Bush administration officials' involvement in implementing severe interrogation techniques empl (More) |
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Senate minority leader criticizes closure of Guantanamo without plan for detainees
US Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Tuesday that the Obama administration doesn't have a plan to deal with detainees at Guantanamo Bay once the facility closes. McConnell, speaking before the Senate, called the facilities at (More) |
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Obama defends release of CIA interrogation memos
US President Barack Obama on Monday defended his recent decision to release [DOJ press release, JURIST report] memos describing interrogation methods employed by CIA officials in questioning Guantanamo Bay detai (More) |
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Spain AG not recommending action against US officials who backed Guantanamo
Spanish Attorney General Candido Conde Pumpido announced Thursday that he will not recommend that the Spanish government seek action against members of the Bush administration behind the establishment of the Guantanamo Bay detention center. Spanis (More) |
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Holder stresses rule of law in national security speech
US Attorney General Eric Holder [official profile; JURIST news archive] said Wednesday that America needs to renew its commitment to the rule of law in fighting international terrorism and protecting national security. In an address to the West Poi (More) |
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Guantanamo detainee alleges continued abuse in phone interview
Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammad El Gharani has alleged that he has been recently abused by guards at the military prison, according to a Tuesday report by Al Jazeera. El Gharani reportedly made the allegations during a phone interview with (More) |
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Obama administration to appeal Bagram detainees habeas ruling
The administration of US President Barack Obama will appeal a ruling made last week by Judge John Bates of the US District Court for the District of Columbia that allowed detainees being held by the US in Afghanistan to proceed with habeas corpus (More) |
Watergate burglars arrested for DNC break-in
On June 17, 1972, James McCord, security director of President Richard Nixon's re-election committee, and four Cuban-Americans are arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee Headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington, DC.
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