Pentagon Memo Legitimizing Torture

The Wall Street Journal has released the text of the now-infamous March 6, 2003 Defense Department memo regarding legal liability for torture. The conclusions reached advised President Bush and Pentagon officials that prohibitions against torture do not apply to the...

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Who is Stephen Cambone?

Stephen Cambone, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's right-hand man, was for the first time caught in the glare of media attention as part of the congressional inquiry into Iraq prison abuses. Under sharp questioning by a few senators on May 11, 2004, Cambone...

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Iraqi ‘Sovereignty’: Don’t Get Your Hopes Up

Amid more bad news from Iraq and increasing dissatisfaction among voters, President Bush will give the first of a series of six speeches today detailing his plans for the June 30 "transfer of power" in Iraq. The speeches are meant to acquaint the public with a joint...

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Remarks on Iraq at the Army War College

Thank you all. Thank you and good evening. I'm honored to visit the Army War College. Generations of officers have come here to study the strategies and history of warfare. I've come here tonight to report to all Americans, and to the Iraqi people, on the strategy our...

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Sworn Statements by Abu Ghraib Detainees

These documents, obtained by The Washington Post, are the offical English translations of previously secret sworn statements by detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Some of the names have been withheld from these statements because they are alleged victims of...

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War College Report Compares Iraq and Vietnam

A new report from the Army War College is garnering headlines and will likely become a hot topic of discussion. The report, "Iraq and Vietnam: Differences, Similarities, and Insights," is written by two scholars at the Army's Strategic Studies Institute. Dr. Jeffrey...

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Transcript: Senate Hearing on Iraq Prison Abuse

Transcript: Senate Hearing on Iraq Prison Abuse Wednesday, May 19, 2004; 2:02 PM SPEAKERS: U.S. SENATOR JOHN W. WARNER (R-VA) CHAIRMAN U.S. SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN (R-AZ) U.S. SENATOR JAMES M. INHOFE (R-OK) U.S. SENATOR PAT ROBERTS (R-KS) U.S. SENATOR WAYNE ALLARD...

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