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February 2, 2005

Gonzales OK Could Be Seen as OK for Torture Rules

2/02/05 Collier, SF Chronicle, Gonzales OK Could Be Seen as OK for Torture Rules

Posted on February 2, 2005 5:32 PM |

Videotapes Show Widespread Prisoner Abuse at Gitmo

2/02/05 Dodds, CHB, Videotapes Show Widespread Prisoner Abuse at Gitmo

Posted on February 2, 2005 5:32 PM |

February 3, 2005

CIA Is Ordered to Release Detainee-Abuse Files

2/03/05 Reuters, CIA Is Ordered to Release Detainee-Abuse Files

Posted on February 3, 2005 5:54 PM |

Senate confirms Gonzales as attorney general

2/03/05 USA Today, Senate confirms Gonzales as attorney general

Posted on February 3, 2005 6:33 PM |

As Senate Votes On Gonzales Nomination, Faith Leaders Seek Forgiveness

2/03/05 US Newswire, As Senate Votes On Gonzales Nomination, Faith Leaders Seek Forgiveness

Posted on February 3, 2005 6:34 PM |

Criminal World - Michael Chertoff

2/03/05 Floyd, Moscow Times, Criminal World - Michael Chertoff

Posted on February 3, 2005 6:34 PM |

Homeland Security Nominee Grilled on the Hill

2/03/05 Rosen, CHB, Homeland Security Nominee Grilled on the Hill

Posted on February 3, 2005 6:47 PM |

Full Text of the German War Crimes Lawsuit Against Rumsfeld, Tenet, and Sanchez

2/03/05 Full Text of the German War Crimes Lawsuit Against Rumsfeld, Tenet, and Sanchez

Posted on February 3, 2005 9:21 PM |

February 4, 2005

U.N. Experts Fear 'Irreversible Psychiatric Symptoms' in Guantanamo Detainees

2/04/05 Cage, AP, U.N. Experts Fear 'Irreversible Psychiatric Symptoms' in Guantanamo Detainees

Posted on February 4, 2005 9:00 AM |

Gonzales Is Confirmed in a Closer Vote Than Expected

2/04/05 Lichtblau, NYT, Gonzales Is Confirmed in a Closer Vote Than Expected

Posted on February 4, 2005 7:14 PM |

February 7, 2005

A Path Paved with Bad Intentions

2/07/05 Dratel, Alternet, A Path Paved with Bad Intentions

Posted on February 7, 2005 9:22 AM |

CIA 'Outsourcing Torture'

2/07/05 AFP, CIA 'Outsourcing Torture'

Posted on February 7, 2005 5:34 PM |

February 8, 2005

Outsourcing Torture - The Secret History of America's "Extraordinary Rendition" Program

2/08/05 Mayer, New Yorker, Outsourcing Torture - The Secret History of America's "Extraordinary Rendition" Program

Posted on February 8, 2005 7:15 AM |

Kuwaiti Prisoners Accuse U.S. Soldiers of Abuse

2/08/05 Davies, Knight-Ridder, Kuwaiti Prisoners Accuse U.S. Soldiers of Abuse

Posted on February 8, 2005 7:20 AM |

February 10, 2005

Detainees Accuse Female Interrogators

2/10/05 Leonnig & Priest, Wa. Post, Detainees Accuse Female Interrogators

Posted on February 10, 2005 6:27 AM |

February 13, 2005

Detainee Says He Was Tortured While in U.S. Custody

2/13/05 Bonner, NYT, Detainee Says He Was Tortured While in U.S. Custody

Posted on February 13, 2005 8:42 AM |

Senate May Open Inquiry Into C.I.A.'s Handling of Suspects

2/13/05 Jehl, NYT, Senate May Open Inquiry Into C.I.A.'s Handling of Suspects

Posted on February 13, 2005 8:50 AM |

February 14, 2005

'Rendition' Case Takes a New Twist

2/14/05 FIsher, IPS, 'Rendition' Case Takes a New Twist

Posted on February 14, 2005 8:20 AM |

The Torture Debate - links to memos

2/14/05 New Yorker, The Torture Debate - links to memos

Posted on February 14, 2005 8:59 AM |

February 16, 2005

British troops face new charges as bodies of Iraqi civilians are exhumed

2/16/05 Sengupta, Independent/UK, British troops face new charges as bodies of Iraqi civilians are exhumed

Posted on February 16, 2005 5:49 AM |

C.I.A. Is Seen as Seeking New Role on Detainees

2/16/05 Jehl, NYT, C.I.A. Is Seen as Seeking New Role on Detainees

Posted on February 16, 2005 5:55 AM |

February 18, 2005

US releases new abuse allegations

2/18/05 BBC, US releases new abuse allegations

Posted on February 18, 2005 6:57 AM |

CIA Agents Tortured, Killed Iraqi Prisoner

2/18/05 Hettena, CHB, CIA Agents Tortured, Killed Iraqi Prisoner

Posted on February 18, 2005 5:28 PM |

'Nobody is talking'

2/18/05 Guardian/UK, 'Nobody is talking' (Torture)

Posted on February 18, 2005 5:48 PM |

Iraqi Died While Hung From Wrists

2/18/05 AP, Iraqi Died While Hung From Wrists

Posted on February 18, 2005 6:02 PM |

Nation's largest news papers play down a thousand pages of evidence of new torture

2/18/05 The Raw Story, Nation's largest news papers play down a thousand pages of evidence of new torture

Posted on February 18, 2005 6:04 PM |

February 20, 2005

UK link to torture jail's rules

2/20/05 Doward, Guardian/UK, UK link to torture jail's rules

Posted on February 20, 2005 6:54 AM |

February 23, 2005

Two soldiers guilty of Iraq abuse

2/23/05 BBC, Two soldiers guilty of Iraq abuse

Posted on February 23, 2005 10:24 AM |

US terror suspect 'was tortured by Saudis'

2/23/05 Cornwell, Independent/UK, US terror suspect 'was tortured by Saudis'

Posted on February 23, 2005 11:01 AM |

Pentagon Probes Rape of Iraqi Prisoner

2/23/05 CHB, Pentagon Probes Rape of Iraqi Prisoner

Posted on February 23, 2005 11:15 AM |

February 24, 2005

Army Sets New Limits on Interrogation

2/24/05 Lumpkin, CHB, Army Sets New Limits on Interrogation

Posted on February 24, 2005 5:06 AM |

February 27, 2005

UK troops 'beat relatives of Camp Breadbasket captives'

2/27/05 Sengupta, Independent/UK, UK troops 'beat relatives of Camp Breadbasket captives'

Posted on February 27, 2005 6:41 AM |

From Bagram to Abu Ghraib

2/27/05 Bazelon, MoJo, From Bagram to Abu Ghraib

Posted on February 27, 2005 6:44 AM |

Within C.I.A., Growing Worry of Prosecution for Conduct

2/27/05 Jehl & Johnson, NYT, Within C.I.A., Growing Worry of Prosecution for Conduct

Posted on February 27, 2005 6:46 AM |

Torture TV: Televising the Revolution

2/27/05 Nimmo, Peace, Earth & Justice, Torture TV: Televising the Revolution

Posted on February 27, 2005 10:01 PM |

March 1, 2005

Laws of Gravity - When the law sanctions torture-lite, the real thing always follows

3/01/05 Perlstein, AlterNet, Laws of Gravity - When the law sanctions torture-lite, the real thing always follows

Posted on March 1, 2005 7:43 AM |

State Dept. Study Cites Torture of Prisoners - Rumsfeld Approved Similar Practices

3/01/05 Kessler, Wa. Post, State Dept. Study Cites Torture of Prisoners - Rumsfeld Approved Similar Practices

Posted on March 1, 2005 7:56 AM |

Rumsfeld Sued over Prisoner Abuse

3/01/05 CBS, Rumsfeld Sued over Prisoner Abuse

Posted on March 1, 2005 8:54 PM |

March 2, 2005

Commission to Study U.S. Prison Conditions

3/02/05 Smith, Wa. Post, Commission to Study U.S. Prison Conditions

Posted on March 2, 2005 6:44 AM |

March 5, 2005

Abuse in Secret

3/05/05 Wa. Post, Abuse in Secret

Posted on March 5, 2005 5:41 AM |

March 6, 2005

Rule Change Lets C.I.A. Freely Send Suspects Abroad to Jails

3/06/05 Jehl & Johnston, NYT, Rule Change Lets C.I.A. Freely Send Suspects Abroad to Jails

Posted on March 6, 2005 6:08 AM |

Soldier Who Reported Abuse Was Sent to Psychiatrist

3/06/05 Wa. Post, Soldier Who Reported Abuse Was Sent to Psychiatrist

Posted on March 6, 2005 11:26 PM |

March 7, 2005

War video needs context, local says

3/07/05 Doris, PalmBeachPost, War video needs context, local says

Posted on March 7, 2005 9:09 AM |

Intelligence, Inc.

3/07/05 Chatterjee, AlterNet, Intelligence, Inc.

Posted on March 7, 2005 9:32 AM |

An Interrogator Speaks Out

3/07/05 Chatterjee, AlterNet, An Interrogator Speaks Out

Posted on March 7, 2005 9:32 AM |

Video Shows U.S. Soldiers in 'Ramadi Madness' Abuse

3/07/05 Dunham, Reuters, Video Shows U.S. Soldiers in 'Ramadi Madness' Abuse

Posted on March 7, 2005 11:33 AM |

Newly Released Army Documents Detail Ongoing Abuse of Detainees by U.S. Forces

3/07/05 ACLU, Newly Released Army Documents Detail Ongoing Abuse of Detainees by U.S. Forces

Posted on March 7, 2005 11:35 AM |

US sent hundreds of terror suspects to foreign prisons

3/07/05 Cornwell, Independent/UK, US sent hundreds of terror suspects to foreign prisons

Posted on March 7, 2005 11:23 PM |

March 8, 2005

Gonzales Defends Transfer of Detainees

3/08/05 Smith, Wa. Post, Gonzales Defends Transfer of Detainees

Posted on March 8, 2005 9:04 AM |

March 10, 2005

Pentagon Clears Top Personnel, Policies in Abuses

3/10/05 Allen, Reuters, Pentagon Clears Top Personnel, Policies in Abuses

Posted on March 10, 2005 10:55 PM |

New Interrogation Rules Set for Detainees in Iraq

3/10/05 Schmitt, NYT, New Interrogation Rules Set for Detainees in Iraq

Posted on March 10, 2005 11:02 PM |

March 11, 2005

Pentagon Seeks to Transfer More Detainees From Base in Cuba

3/11/05 Jehl, NYT, Pentagon Seeks to Transfer More Detainees From Base in Cuba

Posted on March 11, 2005 6:45 AM |

Documents Show Children Held At Abu Ghraib

3/11/05 Documents Show Children Held At Abu Ghraib

Posted on March 11, 2005 11:24 AM |

March 12, 2005

Feds mistreat Muslim prisoners

3/12/05 Sherman, CHB, Feds mistreat Muslim prisoners

Posted on March 12, 2005 5:52 AM |

Guantanamo jail switch planned

3/12/05 Goldenberg, Guardian/UK, Guantanamo jail switch planned

Posted on March 12, 2005 6:33 AM |

Camp Delta men to be jailed in home states

3/12/05 Cornwell, Independent/UK, Camp Delta men to be jailed in home states

Posted on March 12, 2005 6:35 AM |

Army Details Scale of Abuse of Prisoners in an Afghan Jail

3/12/05 Jehl, NYT, Army Details Scale of Abuse of Prisoners in an Afghan Jail

Posted on March 12, 2005 6:36 AM |

U.S. Marines Engaged in Mock Executions of Iraqi Juveniles

3/12/05 ACLU, U.S. Marines Engaged in Mock Executions of Iraqi Juveniles

Posted on March 12, 2005 7:09 AM |

March 15, 2005

Interrogators for Hire

3/15/05 Chatterjee, IPS, Interrogators for Hire

Posted on March 15, 2005 8:57 AM |

March 16, 2005

U.S. Military Says 26 Inmate Deaths May Be Homicide

3/16/05 Jehl & Schmitt, NYT, U.S. Military Says 26 Inmate Deaths May Be Homicide

Posted on March 16, 2005 6:13 AM |

More than 100 prisoners have died in U.S. custody in Iraq and Afghanistan, military officials report

3/16/05 Lumpkin, FindLaw, More than 100 prisoners have died in U.S. custody in Iraq and Afghanistan, military officials report

Posted on March 16, 2005 4:35 PM |

March 17, 2005

CIA's Assurances On Transferred Suspects Doubted

3/17/05 Priest, Wa. Post, CIA's Assurances On Transferred Suspects Doubted

Posted on March 17, 2005 5:17 AM |

US House reaffirms torture ban

3/17/05 Al Jazeera, US House reaffirms torture ban

Posted on March 17, 2005 5:36 AM |

March 18, 2005

Questions Are Left by C.I.A. Chief on the Use of Torture

3/18/05 Jehl, NYT, Questions Are Left by C.I.A. Chief on the Use of Torture

Posted on March 18, 2005 10:24 AM |

CIA, White House Defend Transfers of Terror Suspects

3/18/05 Priest & Pincus, Wa. Post, CIA, White House Defend Transfers of Terror Suspects

Posted on March 18, 2005 10:30 AM |

March 19, 2005

Afghanistan: 'One Huge US Jail'

3/19/05 Levy & Scott-Clark, Guardian/UK, Afghanistan: 'One Huge US Jail'

Posted on March 19, 2005 6:34 AM |

From Bagram to Abu Ghraib

3/19/05 Bazelon, MoJo, From Bagram to Abu Ghraib

Posted on March 19, 2005 8:04 AM |

March 21, 2005

Negroponte's Time In Honduras at Issue

3/21/05 Dobbs, Wa. Post, Negroponte's Time In Honduras at Issue

Posted on March 21, 2005 7:35 AM |

Guantanamo Abuse 'Videotaped'

3/21/05 Sheed, The Australian, Guantanamo Abuse 'Videotaped'

Posted on March 21, 2005 10:34 PM |

March 23, 2005

Lethal US practice revealed in trial

3/22/05 Al Jazeera, Lethal US practice revealed in trial

Posted on March 23, 2005 6:46 AM |

March 24, 2005

George W. to George W.

3/24/05 Friedman, NYT, George W. to George W.

Posted on March 24, 2005 11:27 PM |

March 26, 2005

Pentagon Will Not Try 17 G.I.'s Implicated in Prisoners' Deaths

3/26/05 Jehl, NYT, Pentagon Will Not Try 17 G.I.'s Implicated in Prisoners' Deaths

Posted on March 26, 2005 6:54 AM |

Detainees Abused in N. Iraq, Army Papers Suggest

3/26/05 White, Wa. Post, Detainees Abused in N. Iraq, Army Papers Suggest

Posted on March 26, 2005 6:58 AM |

U.S. Troops Tortured Iraqis in Mosul, Documents Show

3/26/05 Marshall, Reuters, U.S. Troops Tortured Iraqis in Mosul, Documents Show

Posted on March 26, 2005 11:11 PM |

March 27, 2005

Fresh details emerge of Iraqis' abuse by American soldiers

3/27/05 Randall & Buncombe, Independent/UK, Fresh details emerge of Iraqis' abuse by American soldiers

Posted on March 27, 2005 11:14 PM |

March 28, 2005

The Geneva Trap

3/25/05 Cardenas, FPIF, The Geneva Trap

Posted on March 28, 2005 12:04 PM |

March 30, 2005

Commander Approved Interrogations Violating Geneva Conventions: ACLU

3/30/05 AFP, Commander Approved Interrogations Violating Geneva Conventions: ACLU

Posted on March 30, 2005 6:33 AM |

March 31, 2005

Afghan jail term for US convicts cut

3/31/05 Al Jazeera, Afghan jail term for US convicts cut

Posted on March 31, 2005 6:51 AM |

U.S. Soldiers Told to 'Beat the F**k Out of' Detainees

3/31/05 Fisher, IPS, U.S. Soldiers Told to 'Beat the F**k Out of' Detainees

Posted on March 31, 2005 8:05 AM |

April 1, 2005

Army reservist witnesses war crimes

4/01/05 Rockwell, Online Journal, Army reservist witnesses war crimes

Posted on April 1, 2005 7:49 AM |

We Can't Remain Silent

4/01/05 Herbert, NYT, We Can't Remain Silent

Posted on April 1, 2005 8:08 AM |

April 3, 2005

Green light for Iraqi prison abuse came right from the top

4/03/05 Buncombe, Independent/UK, Green light for Iraqi prison abuse came right from the top

Posted on April 3, 2005 7:19 AM |

Beating of Iraqi General Alleged in Army Hearing

4/03/05 AP, Beating of Iraqi General Alleged in Army Hearing

Posted on April 3, 2005 7:28 AM |

April 4, 2005

Sanchez Memo sanctioning abuse

4/04/05 Sanchez Memo sanctioning abuse

Posted on April 4, 2005 4:31 PM |

April 6, 2005

Iraqi Suspect Says US Troops Took Mother Hostage

4/06/05 Ibrahim, Reuters, Iraqi Suspect Says US Troops Took Mother Hostage

Posted on April 6, 2005 10:34 AM |

White House Has Tightly Restricted Oversight of C.I.A. Detentions

4/06/05 Jehl, NYT, White House Has Tightly Restricted Oversight of C.I.A. Detentions

Posted on April 6, 2005 10:46 AM |

April 23, 2005

Four Top Officers Cleared by Army in Prison Abuses

4/23/05 Schmitt, NYT, Four Top Officers Cleared by Army in Prison Abuses

Posted on April 23, 2005 6:37 AM |

Top brass cleared over Iraq abuse

4/23/05 BBC, Top brass cleared over Iraq abuse

Posted on April 23, 2005 6:48 AM |

April 24, 2005

Rights Groups Reject Prison Abuse Findings

4/24/05 White, Wa. Post, Rights Groups Reject Prison Abuse Findings

Posted on April 24, 2005 6:41 AM |

Demand for Rumsfeld abuse inquiry

4/24/05 BBC, Demand for Rumsfeld abuse inquiry

Posted on April 24, 2005 6:42 AM |

April 27, 2005

Rights Group: Abu Ghraib Abuses 'Tip of Iceberg'

4/27/05 Simpson, MyWay, Rights Group: Abu Ghraib Abuses 'Tip of Iceberg'

Posted on April 27, 2005 8:05 AM |

April 28, 2005

One Year On, Amnesty International Blasts US for Abu Ghraib Failings

4/28/05 AFP, One Year On, Amnesty International Blasts US for Abu Ghraib Failings

Posted on April 28, 2005 3:59 AM |

Jurassic Park, Psuedo-events, and Prisons - The fallout from Abu Ghraib

4/28/05 Goff, FTW, Jurassic Park, Psuedo-events, and Prisons - The fallout from Abu Ghraib

Posted on April 28, 2005 4:02 AM |

In New Manual, Army Limits Tactics in Interrogation

4/28/05 Schmitt, NYT, In New Manual, Army Limits Tactics in Interrogation

Posted on April 28, 2005 7:33 AM |

April 29, 2005

Interrogations Faked at Guantanamo, Witness Says

4/29/05 Reuters, Interrogations Faked at Guantanamo, Witness Says

Posted on April 29, 2005 4:27 AM |

April 30, 2005

Plea Deal Is Set for G.I. Pictured in Abuses in Iraq

4/30/05 Zernike, NYT, Plea Deal Is Set for G.I. Pictured in Abuses in Iraq

Posted on April 30, 2005 12:31 AM |

Lawmakers Shift Tone on Accountability for Prison Abuse Scandal

4/30/05 Goldenberg, Knight-Ridder, Lawmakers Shift Tone on Accountability for Prison Abuse Scandal

Posted on April 30, 2005 6:31 AM |

May 1, 2005

Inquiry Finds Abuses at Guantanamo Bay

5/01/05 Lewis & Schmitt, NYT, Inquiry Finds Abuses at Guantanamo Bay

Posted on May 1, 2005 6:52 AM |

May 3, 2005

Judge halts Abu Ghraib case to consider plea

5/03/05 Buncombe, Independent/UK, Judge halts Abu Ghraib case to consider plea

Posted on May 3, 2005 3:47 AM |

May 6, 2005

Army Demotes General in Abu Ghraib Scandal

5/06/05 Burns, AP,