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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... human beings , and they were in U.S. custody . Our country had an obligation to treat them right . We did not , and that was wrong . So to those Iraqis who were mistreated by members of the U.S. Armed Forces , I offer my deepest apology ...
... human beings , and they were in U.S. custody . Our country had an obligation to treat them right . We did not , and that was wrong . So to those Iraqis who were mistreated by members of the U.S. Armed Forces , I offer my deepest apology ...
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... human rights , and those who believe in rule by terrorist code . We value human life . We believe in individual free- dom and in the rule of law . For those beliefs , we send men and women of the Armed Forces abroad to protect that ...
... human rights , and those who believe in rule by terrorist code . We value human life . We believe in individual free- dom and in the rule of law . For those beliefs , we send men and women of the Armed Forces abroad to protect that ...
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... human beings , and their families and loved ones can be enormously proud of them . • Second , to the President , Congress , and the American people . I wish we had been able to convey to them the gravity of this was before we saw it in ...
... human beings , and their families and loved ones can be enormously proud of them . • Second , to the President , Congress , and the American people . I wish we had been able to convey to them the gravity of this was before we saw it in ...
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... human life ; we believe in their right to individual freedom and the rule of law . For those beliefs we send the men ... humanity doesn't light the world as surely as the great ideas and beliefs that first made this Nation a beacon of ...
... human life ; we believe in their right to individual freedom and the rule of law . For those beliefs we send the men ... humanity doesn't light the world as surely as the great ideas and beliefs that first made this Nation a beacon of ...
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... human being has those rights as an en- dowment of our Creator . That even goes to human beings who have been apprehended by our military , as they have been in Iraq , be- cause they are suspected of being part of the terrorists , of the ...
... human being has those rights as an en- dowment of our Creator . That even goes to human beings who have been apprehended by our military , as they have been in Iraq , be- cause they are suspected of being part of the terrorists , of the ...
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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.