Posts Tagged 'detainees'

The American ‘Extraordinary Rendition’ Program

Extraordinary renditions may have escalated, and given a unique extra-judicial color, in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, but they are a tactic that preceded the circumstances of the ‘war on terror’. The US Marshall Service first coined the phrase

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The American ‘Extraordinary Rendition’ Program

Extraordinary renditions may have escalated, and given a unique extra-judicial color, in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, but they are a tactic that preceded the circumstances of the ‘war on terror’. The US Marshall Service first coined the phrase

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Pakistani Collusion In Extraordinary Renditions

Did Pakistan take part and collaborate with the US ‘extraordinary rendition’ program? Yes, it absolutely did. Though it is impossible to know exactly who and how many were targeted – the US and the Pakistanis have never accounted for the people kidnapped,

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Pakistani Collusion In Extraordinary Renditions

Did Pakistan take part and collaborate with the US ‘extraordinary rendition’ program? Yes, it absolutely did. Though it is impossible to know exactly who and how many were targeted – the US and the Pakistanis have never accounted for the people kidnapped,

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Avoiding Habeas Corpus And The Need For A Bagram

Why did the US need to send prisoners to prisons located outside the borders and ‘jurisdiction’ of the United States? The answer is quite simple: the Bush administration was determined to avoid any and all court review for the many

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Avoiding Habeas Corpus And The Need For A Bagram

Why did the US need to send prisoners to prisons located outside the borders and ‘jurisdiction’ of the United States? The answer is quite simple: the Bush administration was determined to avoid any and all court review for the many

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The Torture Memos

On August 1, 2002, an Office of Legal Council (OLC) memo signed by Jay S. Bybee and drafted by John Yoo, issued perhaps one of the most important documents that opened the gateway for the overt and widespread use of

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The Torture Memos

On August 1, 2002, an Office of Legal Council (OLC) memo signed by Jay S. Bybee and drafted by John Yoo, issued perhaps one of the most important documents that opened the gateway for the overt and widespread use of

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Bagram’s Enemy Combatant Review Board (ECRP)

Prisons such as Bagram, Guantanamo and the many secret CIA ‘black sites’ were set up to handle ‘enemy combatants’ or ‘unlawful combatants’. The term is very broadly defined and can refer to those captured on the battle field, or those

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Bagram’s Enemy Combatant Review Board (ECRP)

Prisons such as Bagram, Guantanamo and the many secret CIA ‘black sites’ were set up to handle ‘enemy combatants’ or ‘unlawful combatants’. The term is very broadly defined and can refer to those captured on the battle field, or those

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The Story Of Bagram Prison

The Soviet Union built Bagram as a base of operations for troops and supplies shortly after its invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. After the Soviet withdrawal, the base changed hands between different militia groups. The American’s took over the base

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The Story Of Bagram Prison

The Soviet Union built Bagram as a base of operations for troops and supplies shortly after its invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. After the Soviet withdrawal, the base changed hands between different militia groups. The American’s took over the base

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