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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Writing for Newsweek magazine’s feature on the top ten “startling scoops” of the past ten years, ex-CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather identified the most shocking: “Abu Ghraib has opened our eyes, serving as a dark icon that reminds us our fiercest enemies – hubris, cruelty, and ignorance – wage war from within.” Rather went on to proclaim that the prisoner abuse scandal “is still the subject of debate and the source of despair, a shadowy...  
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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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BAGHDAD — In a massacre that revived memories of Iraq's worst years of sectarian bloodshed, assailants dressed in Iraqi army uniforms savagely killed 13 men and boys late Sunday near the restive city of Abu Ghraib, according to Iraqi officials and villagers.  
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Speaking about the Abu Ghraib scandal , President Bush promises a "full investigation." In an interview with Al Arabiya, he says: "It's important for people to understand that in a democracy, there will be a full investigation. In other words, we want to know the truth. In our country, when there's an allegation of abuse ... there will be a full investigation, and justice will be delivered. ... It's very important for people and your listeners...  
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The Christian Science Monitor - The execution-style killings of 13 Iraqis over the weekend west of Baghdad has raised fears than a resurgent Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) is taking advantage of the gaps between retreating US forces and Iraqi troops not yet capable of maintaining security on their own.  
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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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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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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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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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(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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Recorded this past Saturday at Western CPAC, when Andrew Breitbart of Big Government, Big Hollywood and other sites in the burgeoning Breitbart new media empire held an interview with the bloggers covering the event. Breitbart expands on the remarks he told the Washington Post: “When I saw these videos [by O’Keefe and Giles], I couldn’t help thinking, this is the Abu Ghraib of the Great Society,” said Breitbart, who put the videos on...  
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The British Ministry of Defence says it is taking claims of torture against detainees in Iraq very seriously. Detainees claim they were raped and tortured by British soldiers.  
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From The AP: 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...  
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LONDON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Britain's Defense Ministry is investigating claims of prisoner abuse by British troops in Iraq in a scandal that could turn into a second Abu Ghraib.  
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MiamiHerald.comHighest military court hears Abu Ghraib appealThe Associated PressWASHINGTON — Lawyers for a former Army dog handler convicted of abusing detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq told the US military's highest court Thursday ...Highest military court hears Abu Ghraib appealMiamiHerald.comDog handler appeals conviction in Abu Ghraib caseCNNHighest military court to hear Abu Ghraib appealThe Associated Pressall 267 news articles »  
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