Click Here to View and Sign Petition When John Yoo – former deputy in the Bush Administration’s Office of Legal Counsel and primary architect of Bush administration policies endorsing the use…
The Red Cross Torture Report: What It Means
By Mark Danner ICRC Report on the Treatment of Fourteen “High Value Detainees” in CIA Custody by the International Committee of the Red Cross 43 pp., February 2007 Download the text of…
Treatment of 14 High Value Detainees in CIA Custody
The complete text of the International Committee of the Red Cross on “The Treatment of Fourteen ‘High Value Detainees’ in CIA Custody” (February 2007), along with ts transmittal letter to the U.S….
War Crimes and Double Standards
By Robert Pary March 8, 2009 From InTheseTimes.com | Original Article New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof–like many of his American colleagues–is applauding the International Criminal Court’s arrest order against…
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Protests greet Bush’s first speech as ex-president
By Jeffrey Jones Tue Mar 17, 5:59 pm ET CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – More than 100 protesters chanted “war criminal” and flung shoes in Calgary on Tuesday, angry that former U.S. President George W. Bush was…
3/17/09 President Obama, Why Did You Pay Blackwater $70 Million in February?
‘ By Jeremy Scahill From AlterNet.org | Original Article For those already outraged at the AIG bonus scandal, here is a fact that should add more fuel to the fire: The Obama…
3/17/09 President Obama, Why Did You Pay Blackwater $70 Million in February?
By Jeremy Scahill From AlterNet.org | Original Article For those already outraged at the AIG bonus scandal, here is a fact that should add more fuel to the fire: The Obama administration…
NLGSF Files Complaint With California State Bar Against William Haynes
From National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Chapter | Original Article Former Department of Defense General Counsel Recommended Torture, Harsh Interrogation Techniques San Francisco – The National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Bay Area…
Michael Chertoff Played Integral Role in Authorizing Torture
From The Public Record | Original Article | By Jason Leopold In the summer of 2002, Michael Chertoff, then head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, offered assurances to the CIA that…
Executive Order — Ensuring Lawful Interrogations
From WhiteHouse.gov | Original Article EXECUTIVE ORDER — ENSURING LAWFUL INTERROGATIONS By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, in order…
Review and Disposition of Individuals Detained at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and Closure of Detention Facilities
From WhiteHouse.gov | Original Article EXECUTIVE ORDER — REVIEW AND DISPOSITION OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT THE GUANTÁNAMO BAY NAVAL BASE AND CLOSURE OF DETENTION FACILITIES By the authority vested in me as…
Obama Memo: Review of the Detention of Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri
From The Washinton Independent | Original Article Below is President Obama’s memo on the detention of the sole detainee the Department of Defense is holding as an enemy combatant within the United…
Are We Civilized Enough to Hold Our Leaders Accountable for War Crimes?
Are We Civilized Enough to Hold Our Leaders Accountable for War Crimes? The World Is Watching | Original Article By John W. Dean, FindLaw.comPosted on January 24, 2009, Printed on March 24,…
Strategy for U.S. Engagement with the International Criminal Court
Strategy for U.S. Engagement with the International Criminal Court, by David Scheffer and John Hutson | Download PDF The first paragraph of this document: “We know from our own professional experiences…