Abu Ghraib

Abu Ghraib

An Abu Ghraib guide, with links, news, and comments. Beginning in 2004, accounts of abuse, torture, sodomy and homicide of prisoners held in the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq (also known as Baghdad Correctional Facility) came to public... [more]

An Abu Ghraib guide, with links, news, and comments. Beginning in 2004, accounts of abuse, torture, sodomy and homicide of prisoners held in the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq (also known as Baghdad Correctional Facility) came to public attention. The acts were committed by some personnel of the 372nd Military Police Company of the United States Army together with additional American governmental agencies. These additional agencies have been referred to as the OGA (Other Government Agencies), which is an often used euphemism for the Central Intelligence Agency.

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Abu Ghraib appeal centers on confusion at prison
AP - A female soldier who was photographed giving a smiling "thumbs-up" beside a pyramid of naked Abu Ghraib detainees should have her criminal conviction overturned because parading prisoners in the nude was apparently Army policy, her lawyer told t  
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When Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib Come Home
The Louisiana Board that licenses psychologists is facing a growing legal fight over torture and medical care at the infamous Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib prisons. In 2003, Louisiana psychologist and retired colonel Larry James watched behind a one-way mirror in a U.S. prison camp while an interrogator and three prison guards wrestled a screaming near-naked [...]  
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Abu Ghraib guard appeals convictions
A female soldier who was photographed at Abu Ghraib prison giving a smiling 'thumbs-up' beside a pyramid of naked detainees says she hopes her appeal to the military's highest court will exonerate all whose reputations were tarnished by the scandal.  
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Sadismus wie in Abu Ghraib
+++ Manama. Die US-Armee hat einen Marineoffizier entlassen, der seine Untergebenen sexuell gedemütigt und zu perversen Rollenspielen gezwungen haben soll. In der von dem Entlassenen befehligten Hundestaffel auf dem Stützpunkt der 5. Flotte in Bahrain ...  
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Shades of Abu Ghraib - American Conservative Magazine
The author of A Savage War of Peace and Kissinger (see William Quandt's review) looks to the example of the French experience in Algeria to argue that the ban on torture should be absolute. Shades of Abu Ghraib THE GRISLY subject of torture is back ...  
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Former Abu Ghraib lead investigator to speak at UTPA
EDINBURG — The lead investigator into the Abu Ghraib detainee abuse case will speak at the University of Texas-Pan American on Monday for the first Global Security Leadership Speaker series event for the fall semester. Retired U.S. Army Reserve...  
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Abu Ghraib Soldier Faces Appeals Hearing
The female soldier photographed at Abu Ghraib prison giving a smiling "thumbs-up" beside a pyramid of naked detainees is appealing her maltreatment convictions to the U.S. military's highest court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces hears arguments today in the case of former Army Reserve Specialist Sabrina Harman.  
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"Highest military court hears Abu Ghraib appeal"
"Highest military court hears Abu Ghraib appeal": The Associated Press has a report that begins, "Lawyers for a former Army dog handler convicted of abusing detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq told the U.S. military's highest court Thursday that...  
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Abu Ghraib guard appeals to US military high court
(The Associated Press) The female soldier who was photographed at Abu Ghraib prison giving a smiling "thumbs-up" beside a pyramid of naked detainees is appealing her convictions to the U.S. military's highest court.Former Army Reserve Specialist Sabrina Harman, of Lorton, Va., was sentenced to six months behind bars for her role in...  
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Ex-soldier appeals Abu Ghraib conviction
WASHINGTON - Lawyers for a former Army dog handler convicted of abusing detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq told the US military’s highest court yesterday that he was only following orders when he let his dog bark and lunge at prisoners.  
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Abu Ghraib guard appeals to US military high court

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The female soldier who was photographed at Abu Ghraib prison giving a smiling "thumbs-up" beside a pyramid of naked detainees is appealing her convictions to the U.S. military's highest court. Former Army Reserve Specialist Sabrina Harman, of Lorton, Va., was sentenced to six months behind bars for her role in the abuses that occurred six years ago at the prison in Iraq. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces scheduled arguments Wednesday on whether there was enough evidence to sustain convictions on six counts of maltreatment, conspiracy to maltreat detainees and dereliction of duty. Harman also was found to have participated in ... Read Full Story

Abu Ghraib appeal centers on military confusion

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A female soldier who was photographed at Abu Ghraib prison giving a smiling "thumbs-up" beside a pyramid of naked detainees says she hopes her appeal to the military's highest court will exonerate all whose reputations were tarnished by the scandal. Former Army Reserve Specialist Sabrina Harman spoke to The Associated Press before her hearing Wednesday in Washington in front of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Her attorney told the court that Harman, of Lorton, Va., shouldn't have been convicted of maltreatment for photographing and posing with naked detainees because prisoner nudity appears to have been Army policy. But prosecutors say ... Read Full Story

Lawmakers oppose transfer of Guantanamo detainees to US

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The US House of Representatives voted Thursday to prevent the transfer of detainees from Guantanamo Bay to the United States, creating another potential obstacle to President Barack Obama's plan to close the facility. The measure, sponsored by Republican Representative Harold Rogers as part of the 2010 Homeland Security Department budget, passed by a vote of 258 to 163, attracting support from nearly all the chamber's Republicans, as well as 88 Democrats. "For nine months, the Obama administration has insisted the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay be shuttered within the year; but what have we seen in that time? Nothing. No plan. No idea of ... Read Full Story

Highest military court to hear Abu Ghraib appeal

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The U.S. military's highest court is scheduled to hear the appeal of a former Army dog handler convicted in the abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. The case of former Sgt. Michael J. Smith is the first one in the scandal to go before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in Washington. Military jurors previously found that Smith let his unmuzzled Belgian shepherd threaten three detainees at the prison. They also found the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., man conspired with another dog handler to try to frighten prisoners into soiling themselves and directed his dog to lick peanut butter ... Read Full Story

U.S. court dismisses Iraqi contractor torture case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit against two U.S. defense contractors by Iraqi torture victims, saying the companies had immunity as government contractors. The lawsuit was filed in 2004 on behalf of Iraqi nationals who say they or their relatives had been tortured or mistreated while detained by the U.S. military at the Abu Ghraib prison. The plaintiffs sued CACI International Inc, which provided interrogators at Abu Ghraib, and L-3 Communications Holdings Inc's Titan unit, which provided interpreters to the U.S. military. By a 2-1 vote, the appellate panel found the two companies had government contractor immunity and ... Read Full Story

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U.S. Mass Layoffs Rise to Highest on Record By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa NEW YORK (Reuters) - Large-scale U.S. layoffs rose again in March, according to Labor Department data on Thursday, as the economy struggles with what many expect will be the country's worst post-World War II recession. Last month witnessed 2,933 more mass layoffs, defined as affecting 50 or more workers, than February. This brought the total number of people who lost their jobs in this manner to 299,388, the highest on a record that dates back to 1995. The U.S. job market has been under severe strain as a crisis first evident ... Read Full Story

Afghan embassy scandal compared to Abu Ghraib

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Scandalous photographs of contractors at the US embassy in Kabul Monday could hurt US interests in the same way as images of abuse in Iraqi prisons, the head of a US investigating panel said Monday. "This is the equivalent of Abu Ghraib," said Dov Zakheim, who chairs the Congress-appointed commission on war-time contracts, referring to the notorious photos of abuse at the US-run jail in Baghdad which emerged in 2004. Samuel Brinkley, the vice-president of Wackenhut Services, appeared before investigators to explain photos showing embassy security staff in various states of undress and inebriation, but said he would not attempt to justify their conduct. ... Read Full Story
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