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Army Officer Says Gitmo Panels Flawed
By Ben Fox, Associated Press An Army officer with a key role in the U.S. military hearings at Guantanamo Bay says they relied on vague and incomplete intelligence and were pressured to declare detainees “enemy combatants,” often without any specific evidence. His affidavit, released Friday, is the first criticism by a member of the military…
Gonzales Questions Habeas Corpus
“Inalienable Rights”? Someone want to loan our Attorney General a Declaration of Independence? By ROBERT PARRY Consortium News In one of the most chilling public statements ever made by a U.S. Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales questioned whether the U.S. Constitution grants habeas corpus rights of a fair trial to every American.… Gonzales argued that the…
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Iraq: Fear of imminent execution/death penaltyIraq Samar Sa’ad ‘Abdullah (f), aged about 25 Wassan Talib (f), aged 31 Zeynab Fadhil (f), aged 25 Liqa’ Qamar (f), aged 25 The four women named above have been sentenced to death, and at least one of them is in imminent danger of execution. The president has the power to pardon them, or commute…
