Archive for May 2, 2004
I finished on the plane yesterday Bob Woodward’s Plan of Attack. I have read all of his previous books (including the one on John Balushi and the one on the Supreme Court). Typically, full of details (some can be interesting and juicy) but short on analysis. He is just incapable of analysis, any analysis. And [...]
Posted on May 2, 2004 by As'ad
Details of Iraq liberation: The prisoner, aged 18-20, begged for mercy as he was battered with rifle butts and batons in the head and groin, was kicked, stamped and urinated on, and had a gun barrel forced into his mouth.
Posted on May 2, 2004 by As'ad
“Beyond the president’s glaring absence at military funerals; beyond the Pentagon’s self-serving ban on photographing the returning flag-draped coffins at Dover; beyond playing down the thousands of wounded and maimed American troops and the thousands of hurt and dead Iraqi civilians, now comes the cruel arithmetic of Paul Wolfowitz.” M. Dowd.
Posted on May 2, 2004 by As'ad
Ten times as many Iraqis have been killed in Iraq this past month as Americans.
Posted on May 2, 2004 by As'ad
“Amnesty International has received frequent reports of torture or other ill-treatment by Coalition Forces during the past year. Detainees have reported being routinely subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment during arrest and detention. Many have told Amnesty International that they were tortured and ill-treated by US and UK troops during interrogation. Methods often reported [...]
Posted on May 2, 2004 by As'ad
“To Arabs, photos confirm brutal US: Amnesty International says it has uncovered a ‘pattern of torture.’ US officials say there’s no systematic abuse.”
Posted on May 2, 2004 by As'ad
Angry Ex-Detainees Tell of Abuse: Iraqis Say They Endured Physical, Psychological Hardship in U.S. Custody
Posted on May 2, 2004 by As'ad
‘Modern-Day Slavery’ Prompts Rescue Efforts: Groups Target Abuse of Foreign Maids, Nannies
Posted on May 2, 2004 by As'ad
International May Day Photo Collage (great job Nico)
Posted on May 2, 2004 by As'ad
On world stage, critics of US grow louder
Posted on May 2, 2004 by As'ad
Iraqis are disgusted but not surprised at PoW abuse
Posted on May 2, 2004 by As'ad
Three young girls in eastern Afghanistan were in critical condition in hospital last night after being poisoned, apparently by militants as punishment for attending school.
Posted on May 2, 2004 by As'ad
The Vatican will not allow Muslims to pray once more in the Mezquita, the former mosque that is now the cathedral of Cordoba, telling them they must “accept history” and not try to “take revenge” on the Catholic church.
Posted on May 2, 2004 by As'ad
Torture commonplace, say inmates’ families
Posted on May 2, 2004 by As'ad
US officer says prison guards tried to cover up abuse of Iraqi prisoners.
Posted on May 2, 2004 by As'ad
Peter Singer: “But the story, sadly, does not end there. Also playing a role in this deeply disturbing episode – in which Iraqi prisoners were beaten, raped and forced to perform simulated sexual acts – were private contractors, hired to serve as interrogators. “
Posted on May 2, 2004 by As'ad
Iraqi Prisoner Details Abuse by Americans
Posted on May 2, 2004 by As'ad
When one Iraqi prisoner was so stressed by questioning – possibly by CIA officers – that he died, his body was packed in ice for a day and then taken from the jail with a mock intravenous drip in his arm to disguise his death.
Posted on May 2, 2004 by As'ad
Many Westerners in Saudi packing their bags. Who can blame them?
Posted on May 2, 2004 by As'ad
I am told that I only bear bad news. How about this: “ChevronTexaco, the second-biggest oil and gas company in the US, on Friday reported record first-quarter net income – $2.56bn, or $2.40 a share, up 33 per cent on the year.”
Posted on May 2, 2004 by As'ad