Review of Department of Defense Detention and Interrogation Operations: Hearings Before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Second Session, May 7, 11, 19, July 22, September 9, 2004U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005 - 1474 pages Helicopters, discusses how helicopters fly and the various ways that helicopters are used in todays world. This title features a table of contents, glossary, index, vivid color photographs and diagrams, photo labels, sidebars, and recommended web sites for further exploration. |
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... abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq . I join the Secretary of Defense in apologizing to those de- tainees who were abused there . Let me begin by outlining the range of investigations into de- tainee abuse . From December ...
... abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq . I join the Secretary of Defense in apologizing to those de- tainees who were abused there . Let me begin by outlining the range of investigations into de- tainee abuse . From December ...
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... abuse have resulted in a cata- strophic crisis of credibility for our Nation . Since the beginning of the war , the ... abuse in the Abu Ghraib prison since mid - January . You told President Bush about these reports of abuse shortly ...
... abuse have resulted in a cata- strophic crisis of credibility for our Nation . Since the beginning of the war , the ... abuse in the Abu Ghraib prison since mid - January . You told President Bush about these reports of abuse shortly ...
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... abuse at the U.S. - run Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad . Some lawmakers have suggested that Rumsfeld's future may be in doubt . " If it goes all the way to Rumsfeld , then he should resign , " said Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. ( D - Del ...
... abuse at the U.S. - run Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad . Some lawmakers have suggested that Rumsfeld's future may be in doubt . " If it goes all the way to Rumsfeld , then he should resign , " said Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. ( D - Del ...
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... abuse at the U.S. - run Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad . Some lawmakers have suggested that Rumsfeld's future may be in doubt . " If it goes all the way to Rumsfeld , then he should resign , " said Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. ( D - Del ...
... abuse at the U.S. - run Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad . Some lawmakers have suggested that Rumsfeld's future may be in doubt . " If it goes all the way to Rumsfeld , then he should resign , " said Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. ( D - Del ...
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... abuse at Abu Ghraib , but not to the level of abuse later revealed in the photographs . General Abizaid notified me on 13 January 2003 of the allega- tions of abuse at Abu Ghraib reported by a soldier in the 372d Military Police Com ...
... abuse at Abu Ghraib , but not to the level of abuse later revealed in the photographs . General Abizaid notified me on 13 January 2003 of the allega- tions of abuse at Abu Ghraib reported by a soldier in the 372d Military Police Com ...
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Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib prison abuse Afghanistan Al Qaeda ALEXANDER allegations armed forces Army Article artillery asked assigned battalion BEN NELSON BILL NELSON brigade sector CEDs CENTCOM chain of command Chairman WARNER civilian collection combat Committee conduct corps criminal cruel defensive degrading treatment detention facilities documents enemy's second echelon ensure EPW or detainee equipment evacuation exploitation Geneva Conventions Guantanamo Guantánamo Bay guards Human Rights HUMINT ICRC identified inhuman or degrading interrogation investigation Iraq Iraqi ment mission MNF-I NBC weapons offense officer operations personnel prison prisoners of war procedures prohibited protected persons question responsibility rogator ROMIG Saddam Sanchez Secretary CAMBONE Secretary RUMSFELD Senator KENNEDY Senator LEVIN Senator MCCAIN Senator REED SMITH soldiers source's specific enemy units staff tactical Taguba Report Taliban TECHINT terrogation Thank theater tion torture UCMJ
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Page 910 - ... violence to life and person, in particular murder of all kinds, mutilation, cruel treatment and torture; (b) taking of hostages; (c) outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment; (d) the passing of sentences and the carrying out of executions without previous judgment pronounced by a regularly constituted court, affording all the judicial guarantees which are recognized as indispensable by civilized peoples.
Page 456 - All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person.
Page 413 - torture" means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent...
Page 467 - A treaty is void if, at the time of its conclusion, it conflicts with a peremptory norm of general international law. For the purposes of the present Convention, a peremptory norm of general international law is a norm accepted and recognized by the international community of States as a whole as a norm from which no derogation is permitted and which can be modified only by a subsequent norm of general international law having the same character.
Page 438 - To this end, the following acts are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever with respect to the abovementioned persons: (a) violence to life and person, in particular murder of all kinds, mutilation, cruel treatment and torture...
Page 916 - ... taking of hostages; (c) outrages upon personal dignity, in particular, humiliating and degrading treatment; (d) the passing of sentences and the carrying out of executions without previous judgment pronounced by a regularly constituted court affording all the judicial guarantees which are recognized as indispensable by civilized peoples. (2) The wounded and sick shall be collected and cared for. An impartial humanitarian body, such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, may offer its...
Page 916 - ... without any adverse distinction founded on race, colour, religion or faith, sex, birth or wealth, or any other similar criteria.
Page 459 - No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman, or degrading punishment or treatment. All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person.
Page 829 - No person subject to this code may interrogate, or request any statement from, an accused or a person suspected of an offense without first informing him of the nature of the accusation and advising him that he does not have to make any statement regarding the offense of which he is accused or suspected and that any statement made by him may be used as evidence against him in a trial by court-martial.
Page 864 - In particular, no prisoner of war may be subjected to physical mutilation or to medical or scientific experiments of any kind which are not justified by the medical, dental or hospital treatment of the prisoner concerned and carried out in his interest.