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My Visit to the Gaza Concentration Camp
Posted: 21 Aug 2008 09:49 PM CDT
By Agustín Velloso When you approach the Erez frontier post to enter
Gaza from the north, you notice a concentration camp straightaway even
if you may never have seen one like the ones turned into museums or
educational centres, or like the ones that appear in documentaries or
photographs. An observation balloon, innocently painted white, rocks
gently [...]
Military Commissions, So Far
Posted: 21 Aug 2008 09:18 PM CDT
By JOANNE MARINER "We will continue to bring the world's most dangerous
terrorists to justice," President George Bush said in 2006, explaining
why Congress needed to pass a bill to allow detained terrorist suspects
to be prosecuted in military commissions. That same month, the
Republican-controll ed Congress voted in favor of the legislation that
the Administration wanted, [...]
Israel Whitewashes Assault on Omer
Posted: 21 Aug 2008 09:08 PM CDT
By Stuart Littlewood -- London, UK At last, an explanation (of sorts)
for the assault on Mohammed Omer by Israeli security officials has
finally landed on my doormat. It comes in the form of a letter from the
Israeli Embassy in London to my MP, and refers to the "security check"
Mohammed was put through when he [...]
Binyam Mohamed: profile
Posted: 21 Aug 2008 08:44 PM CDT
James Sturcke Last remaining Guantánamo Bay detainee with automatic
right to return to UK faces death penalty after being charged with
terrorism offences by Pentagon Binyam Mohamed, the last remaining
Guantánamo Bay detainee with an automatic right to return to the UK,
faces the death penalty after being Read more British security services
colluded in unlawful detention [...]
Pakistan Seeks Return of Scientist Held in US
Posted: 21 Aug 2008 08:20 PM CDT
By VOA News Pakistan's parliament has demanded the immediate
repatriation of a Pakistani woman held in the United States on charges
of trying to kill U.S. federal agents in Afghanistan. Aafia Siddiqui, a
U.S.-educated scientist, was detained by U.S. forces in Afghanistan last
month. U.S. authorities extradited Siddiqui to New York this month to
face charges of [...]
Parliamentarians to visit US to meet Dr Aafia
Posted: 21 Aug 2008 08:15 PM CDT
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is seeking consular access and a delegation of
parliamentarians will visit the USA to meet Dr Aafia Siddiqi, currently
under detention in New York. Foreign Office spokesman Muhammad Sadiq
said in his weekly briefing here on Thursday He said that the matter of
Dr Aafia Siddiqi's repatriation to Pakistan had also been taken up [...]
Court says Guantanamo documents should be released
Posted: 21 Aug 2008 08:09 PM CDT
LONDON (AP) - A British court ordered Foreign Secretary David Miliband
on Thursday to disclose secret documents that could prove critical to
the defense of a Guantanamo Bay detainee who claims he was tortured
while in U.S. custody on terrorism charges. Miliband now has a week to
decide whether to comply with the order to [...]
US military frees Iraqi journalist after 26 days
Posted: 21 Aug 2008 08:03 PM CDT
BAGHDAD (AP) --- The U.S. military released an Iraqi television
cameraman for the Reuters news agency and other news organizations
without charges Thursday after 23 days in detention. Ali al-Mashhadani,
who also works for the British Broadcasting Corp. and National Public
Radio, had been detained twice before, including for a five-month
stretch. Al-Mashhadani was freed "because he [...]
Guantanamo Briton ruling due
Posted: 21 Aug 2008 01:50 AM CDT
A ruling will be given in a legal bid to force the Government to release
evidence which a British resident detained in Guantanamo Bay says
supports his case that the Americans are trying to convict him on
evidence tainted by torture. Two judges in the High Court in London will
announce their decision in an action [...]
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