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By HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Allegations of torture and mistreatment of detainees by U.S. forces in Iraq do not involve isolated cases, but are part of a broader pattern of what the Army’s own investigation into the matter called "systemic abuse." Concerns about mistreatment of detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and in other undisclosed detention facilities set … Continue reading “A Timeline of Torture & Abuse Allegations and Responses”

Pledge Week I went ahead and made a contribution to your site today. I consider myself a sort of libertarian democrat, typical of many people here in Silicon Valley, and there are times I don’t agree with with all the points of view on your site, but I do appreciate the work you all do. … Continue reading “”

With the scandal over the abuse of prisoners in U.S. military custody in Iraq still growing, the administration of President George W. Bush appears to be shaken to its very core. While the immediate question is whether Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld could be sufficiently persuasive in Congressional testimony scheduled Friday to survive the fast-spreading calls … Continue reading “Rummy on the Rocks”

Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va). Chairman Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.) Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) Sen. Wayne Allard (R-Colo.) Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) Sen. Susuan M. Collins (R-Maine) Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) Sen. Jim Talent (R-Mo.) Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.) Sen. John … Continue reading “Rumsfeld Speaks to Senate Armed Services Committee”

The House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the the treatment of Iraqi Prisoners Friday. The transcript follows: COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) Chairman Rep. Curt Weldon (R-Pa.) Rep. Joel Hefley (R-Colo.) Rep. Jim Saxton (R-N.J.) Rep. John M. Mchugh (R-N.Y.) Rep. Terry Everett (R-Ala.) Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett (R-Md.) Rep. Howard P. … Continue reading “Rumsfeld Testifies Before House Armed Services Committee”

The pictures just keep coming at us: the latest batch of Iraqi humiliation photos appeared this [Thursday] morning in the Washington Post, along with a story revealing that the newspaper has come into possession of “more than 1,000” images, a mix of ordinary “travelogue” shots and depictions of Iraqis in various states of naked prostration. … Continue reading “The S&M War”

Among the millions of words that have appeared in the U.S. press since late April about abuse and torture at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, one has been notably missing: Racism. Overall, when it comes to racial aspects, the news coverage is quite PC – as in Pentagon Correct. The outlook is “apple pie” … Continue reading “This War and Racism – Media Denial in Overdrive”

Along with an increase in temperatures here in Baghdad, there is an accompanying increase in tempers where the unfulfilled promises made by the U.S. to rebuild and rehabilitate Iraq are coming more into focus with each passing day. Daily life is a struggle for most Iraqis, and it isn’t helped by the brutal occupation or … Continue reading “Iraq’s ‘Ali Baba’ Police”

Six months before an election in which the state of Florida may again play a decisive role, U.S. President George W Bush on Thursday announced new measures to tighten the 44-year-old US embargo on Cuba and hasten what he called “democratic change” on the Caribbean island. Most of the measures, which were urged by an … Continue reading “Bush Tightens Cuba Embargo”

It’s Saturday morning, May 1, 2004, and women here at Pekin Federal Prison Camp who watched CNN news feel indignant about the way Iraqi prisoners have been treated by US military guards. "Did you see those pictures?" Ruth asked. What in the world is going on over there?" The news coverage they watched had photo-ops … Continue reading “US Prison Labor: Another Cog in the War Machine”