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News & Opinion
Law Watch
Abu Ghraib Court Martial: Specialist Megan Ambuhl, USA
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| November 10, 2004 |
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| Army Specialist Megan Ambuhl has become the third military police reservist and fourth U.S. soldier convicted over Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse. For standing by while abuse occurred and failing to intervene or report it, Ambuhl was convicted on Oct. 30, 2004, of dereliction of duty and sentenced to reduction in rank to private and loss of a half-month’s pay. |
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Steven C. Welsh
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Law Watch
Abu Ghraib Court Martial: Staff Sgt. Ivan Frederick, USA
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| October 26, 2004 |
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| In the latest Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse court martial, former Army Staff Sgt. Ivan Frederick has pled guilty under a pretrial agreement to conspiracy, dereliction of duty, maltreatment of detainees, assault, and indecent acts. |
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Steven C. Welsh
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Policy Watch -- U.S. Presidential Election 2004
Analysis of John Kerry Acceptance Speech, Democratic National Convention
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| July 30, 2004 |
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| Analysis of Presidential nominee John Kerry statements relating to security policy, including U.S. Iraq policy, at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. |
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Steven C. Welsh
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Iraq Prisoner Abuse and the Geneva Conventions
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| July 30, 2004 |
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| Precise causes and motivations behind the Abu Ghraib atrocities still are unclear. The unlikelihood that torture or other abuses can secure accurate intelligence, assuming a detainee possesses useful information to begin with, perhaps adds a further air of incompetence to the legal, moral, and strategic fiascoes — e.g., the rank illegality, disrespect for human rights, dishonor to the uniform, sabotage of good will, inflaming of adversaries, and dangers of reciprocal reprisals. With investigations still underway and many facts yet to be uncovered, also unclear is how far accountability can and should reach. |
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Steven C. Welsh
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