During a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee today, former Attorney General John Ashcroft falsely claimed that waterboarding has “consistently” been defined as “not torture” and refused to agree that the use of enhanced interrogation techniques — including waterboarding — on captured U.S. soldiers is “unacceptable” or “criminal.” REP. MAXINE WATERS: Do you think that if [...]
Awesome. I hope we got a lot of information out of him first. The Pentagon said Monday it is charging a Saudi Arabian with “organizing and directing” the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole — and will seek the death penalty. Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Hartmann, legal adviser to the U.S. military tribunal system, said charges are being sworn against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, a Saudi of Yemeni descent, who has been...
Jihadist to be dealt with : The Pentagon said Monday it is charging a Saudi Arabian with "organizing and directing" the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole — and will seek the death penalty. Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Hartmann, legal adviser to the U.S. military tribunal system, said charges are being sworn against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, a Saudi of Yemeni descent, who has been held at the military prison in...
While things are looking up for Huzaifa Parhat, another Gitmo resident, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, a Saudi of Yemeni descent, got some tough news today when the Pentagon said it’s charging Nashiri with “organizing and directing” the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, and will seek the death penalty. The damage sustained on the port side [...]
CBS/APSaudi Charged In USS Cole Bombing2000 Attack Killed 17 U.S. Sailors; Pentagon Focuses Charges On Alleged Mastermind (CBS/ AP) The Pentagon said Monday it is charging a Saudi Arabian with "organizing and directing" the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole - and will seek the death penalty. Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Hartmann, legal adviser to the U.S. military tribunal system, said charges are being sworn against...
Broder's boy bounces all the way to 29%. McCain will be running into stiff headwinds over the next five months. Bush's approval rating hit another low in Post-ABC polling and now is 29 percent, with 68 percent saying they disapprove of the job he is doing -- 54 percent strongly. Among the dwindling number who approve of the way Bush is handling his job, 80 percent back McCain. (ht pony boy)
The incomparable Charlie Savage of the Boston Globe noted last December that the White House drops veto bid on promotions WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is dropping a plan to take control over the promotions of military lawyers, following an outpouring of alarm over the independence of uniformed attorneys who have repeatedly objected to the White [...]
