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26 Aug 09
The Mysterious Eleventh Torture Technique: Prolonged Diapering?
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The 2004 CIA inspector general’s report on torture says clearly that in 2002, the CIA proposed to the Justice Department the use of eleven “enhanced interrogation techniques.” Ten of them got the approval of the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel in August 2002 in the infamous Jay Bybee/John Yoo memo declassified by the Obama administration in April: the attention grasp; walling; the facial hold; the facial or insult slap; cramped confinement; insects; wall standing; stress positions; sleep deprivation; the waterboard
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But what happened to the eleventh?
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13 Jul 09
Blood money at 3arabawy
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He had joined the factory as a 14 year old minor, never given a contract, works 12 hours a day for a daily wage of LE11 (US$2), and had to already sign a resignation with a blank date so that the owner could fire him at any moment, doesn’t have health insurance, doesn’t have retirement funds, and hasn’t gotten paid for three months… That’s free trade for you
If You Can’t Quit Them, Then Regulate Military Contractors | Human Rights Now - Amnesty International USA Blog
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The industry cannot be expected to regulate itself and a government that is increasingly outsourcing its operations needs to ensure that it has the mechanisms to regulate PMSCs’ activities and hold the companies accountable for their actions
30 Jun 09
A War Crime in Iraq: Audio Slide Show: Multimedia: The New Yorker
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In this week’s issue of the magazine, Raffi Khatchadourian writes about a war crime: detainees murdered in Iraq by soldiers under the command of a legendary American colonel, Michael Steele. On May 9, 2006, American soldiers executed three unarmed men they had captured in an operation in the Sunni Triangle in Iraq. Several of these soldiers were court-martialled and imprisoned, but some within the military say that responsibility ultimately lies with Colonel Steele.
Here, Khatchadourian narrates a slide show about Steele and the men serving under him, and what happened during Operation Iron Triangle.
27 May 09
ملامح خطة أوباما للشرق الأوسط : دولة فلسطينية منزوعة السلاح والقدس منطقة دولية - بوابة الشروق
Come and kick my asses if this came to reality
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