ISLP
News Watch - Prisoner Abuse:
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"Civilian
interrogator denies promoting physical abuse of Abu Ghraib prisoners:
Army report alleged that he told guards to use violence,"
Scott Shane, Baltimore Sun, June 15, 2004.
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"Iraq
abuse 'ordered from the top': The US commander at the centre of the Iraqi
prisoner scandal says she was told to treat detainees like dogs."
BBC, June 15, 2004.
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"Abu
Ghraib General Says Told Prisoners 'Like Dogs'," Reuters, June 15, 2004.
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"UK
soldiers to face court martial on abuse charges,"
Alison Hardie, The Scotsman, June 15, 2004.
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"CHRONOLOGY-Prisoner
Abuse Scandal in Iraq," Reuters, June 15, 2004.
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"UPDATE
1-Calpers seeks answers from CACI on Iraq prison work," Reuters, June 14, 2004.
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"Bush
Says Only Lawful Questioning Authorized," Reuters, June 10, 2004.
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"Bush
team accused of sanctioning torture," Edward Alden, Financial Times,
June 9, 2004.
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"Report
alleges abuse outside Iraq," Donna Leinwand,
USA Today, June 9, 2004.
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Abu Ghraib Lawsuit Against
Private Contractors: Text of Complaint (PDF)
June 9, 2004
(downloaded from Center for Constitutional Rights web site,
www.ccr-ny.org)
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"Lawyers
Decided Bans on Torture Didn't Bind Bush," Neil A. Lewis and Eric
Schmitt, New York Times, June 8, 2004.
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U.N. says U.S. soldiers could face war crimes charges, Robert Evans, Reuters, June 4,
2004.
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"House
Democrats to Probe Iraq Prison Abuse," Donna Smith, Reuters, June 3, 2004
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U.N. says U.S. soldiers could face war crimes charges, Robert Evans, Reuters, June 4,
2004.
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"U.S.
is sued over records of military prisoner abuse," Gail Appleson, Reuters, June 2, 2004
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"3rd
of detainees who died were assaulted," Tom Squitieri and Dave Moniz, USA Today, May 31, 2004.
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"Interrogators
hid identities," Toni Locy, USA Today, May 31, 2004.
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"U.S.
Vows to Act if Afghan Prison Review Finds Fault," Reuters, June 1, 2004
"INTERVIEW
- Australia PM says Iraqi abuse damaging U.S.," Reuters, June 1, 2004
"More
than 600 released from Abu Ghraib prison," Christine Hauser,
New York Times News Service, May 29, 2004.
"Abu
Ghraib unit also led questioning of Afghans:
Deaths of two prisoners there being investigated,"
Douglas Jehl and David Ohde,
New York Times News Service, May 27, 2004.
"Detainees
freed from Abu Ghraib fired upon," UPI, May 28, 2004.
"U.S.
Frees More Iraqis from Abu Ghraib Prison," Reuters, May 28, 2004.
"Titan's
Army contract under review," Bruce V.
Bigelow, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 27,
2004.
"Prison
Interrogations in Iraq Seen as Yielding Little Data on Rebels," Douglas Jehl
and Eric Schmitt, New
York Times, May 27, 2004.
"How
Colonel Risked His Career by Menacing Detainee and Lost," Deborha Sontag, New York
Times, May 27, 2004.
"U.S.
Studies Foreign Captives' Legal Status in Iraq," Charles Aldinger,
Reuters, May 26, 2004.
Amnesty International Report 2004
"Wider
Iraqi abuse shown: Pentagon memos portray
assaults," Miles Moffeit, Denver Post,
May 24, 2004.
"Abuse
of Captives More Widespread, Says Army Survey," Douglas Jehl,
Steven Lee Myers And Eric Schmitt, New York Times,
May 26, 2004.
Inquiry targets Va. contractor at Iraq jail: CACI hired interrogators to
question prisoners; Probe by Interior Department, Scott Shane, Baltimore Sun,
May 26, 2004.
"U.S.
and UK troops to get Iraq immunity - reports," Reuters, May 23, 2004.
"Marines
admit abuse at second prison," Rick
Rogers, San
Diego Union-Tribune, May 22, 2004.
"Titan
fires translator named as suspect in Iraq prison abuse scandal," David Washburn and Bruce V. Bigelow,
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 22, 2004.
"Generals
at odds over abuse at prison," Rowan Scarborough, Washington Times, May 26, 2004.
MP general ousted from post in Iraq: She had overall command of soldiers accused
in Abu Ghraib prison abuses, Tom Bowman, Baltimore Sun, May 25, 2004
"Some
in FBI balked at CIA ties. Abuses: Officials warned of harsh interrogation
methods. Now, the bureau's credibility may be tainted and terror cases
compromised.," Laura Sullivan, Baltimore Sun, May 25, 2004.
"Pentagon
to Replace Top U.S. Commander in Iraq," Charles Aldinger, Reuters, May 25, 2004.
"Some
U.S. prison contractors may avoid charges: Interior Department hired Abu Ghraib
interrogators; Loophole tangles prosecution; Army chain of command blurred in
civilian abuses," Scott Shane, Baltimore Sun, May 24, 2004.
"U.S.
officer begins review of Afghan prisons," Reuters, May 24, 2004,
"Iraq
abuses traced," Knight-Ridder, May 23, 2004.
"Prison
Visits By General Reported In Hearing:
U.S. Military Denies Accusation by Military Lawyer,"
Washington Post, May 23, 2004.
"Sworn
Statements by Abu Ghraib Detainees," Washington Post, May 21,
2004.
"Many
Iraq interpreters unskilled, soldiers say:
Contractor Titan's hiring faulted,"
David Washburn, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 21, 2004.
"US
forces release hundreds of prisoners from Abu Ghraib,"
AFP, May 21, 2004.
"Iraqi
prisoners detail U.S. abuses," UPI, May 21, 2004.
Coalition under fire in Iraq for wedding strike, new prisoner abuse photos,
AFP, May 20, 2004.
"More
abuse photos broadcast on US television," PA News, London Times
Online, May 20, 2004.
"Soldier
gets year in prison in Iraq abuses: Sivits was Army reservist in Md.-based MP
company," Peter Hermann, Baltimore Sun, May 20, 2004.
"Soldier
guilty of abuse at Iraq prison," Sharon Behn,
Washington Times, May 20, 2004.
"Can
torture be justified?"
Brad Knickerbocker, Christian Science Monitor, May 19, 2004.
"U.S. Soldier Gets Year Jail Term for
Prisoner Abuse,"
Luke Baker and Alastair Macdonald, Reuters, May 19, 2004.
"The
Roots of Torture:
The road to Abu Ghraib began after 9/11, when Washington wrote new rules to
fight a new kind of war."
John Barry, Michael Hirsh and Michael Isikoff,
Newsweek, May 17, 2004.
"The
Gray Zone," Seymour M. Hersh, The New Yorker, May 15, 2004.
"Torture
at Abu Ghraib,"
Seymour M. Hersh, The New Yorker, April 30, 2004.
