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UK Judges Compare Binyam Mohamed’s Torture To That Of Abu Zubaydah
Andy Worthington —
Authority: 565
Binyam Mohamed is a British resident, seized in Pakistan in April 2002, who was held in Pakistani custody, supervised by US agents, until July 2002, when he was sent by the CIA to be tortured for 18 months in Morocco, and was tied in with a “dirty bomb plot” that never even existed . After his ordeal in Morocco, ...1 day ago -
The Logic of the 9/11 Trials, The Madness of the Military Commissions
Andy Worthington —
Authority: 565
With just over two months to go until President Obama’s deadline for the closure of Guantanamo , the administration has finally woken up to the necessity of actually doing something to facilitate the prison’s closure by announcing on Friday that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other prisoners accused of ...1 week ago -
Iran’s Latest American Hostages
The Foundry —
Authority: 765
Iran’s list of hostages is steadily growing despite the Obama Administration’s zealous efforts to engage Iran’s brutal dictatorship. Three young American hikers who accidentally strayed across the Iranian border last summer now face charges of espionage, which is punishable by the death penalty in Iran. ...2 weeks ago -
police state intl: enemies of the state, white noise & more
media monarchy —
Authority: 433
special ops report suggests assassination program aimed at jihadists, drug dealers, pirates & other enemies of the state*US needs hit squads, ‘manhunting agency: special ops report*fbi enlisting tattoo shops*fbi documents reveal secret cia prisoners manacled to the ceiling*fbi operations manual raises ...3 weeks ago -
Italian Judge Rules “Extraordinary Rendition” Illegal, Sentences CIA Agents
Andy Worthington —
Authority: 565
In an unprecedented ruling in a courtroom in Milan, at the end of a trial that — in fits and starts — has lasted for over two years, 22 CIA agents and a US Air Force Colonel received sentences of between five and eight years (and two Italian agents received three-year sentences) for their involvement in the ...3 weeks ago -
Lawyer: CIA kept detainees alive to keep torturing them
Raw Story —
Authority: 820
According to human rights lawyer John Sifton, the CIA tortured some of its detainees in the War on Terror so severely that it had to take measures to keep them alive so they could continue being tortured. Sifton, who the executive director of One World Research , told an interviewer for Russia Today that there ...4 weeks ago
