Category Archives: Torture

The War On Terrorism Exception To International Treaties

Posted on July 29, 2006 by Mash

    Two months after the United Nations Committee Against Torture released its report criticizing the Bush’s Administration’s use of torture, the United Nations Human Rights Committee followed up with its own report. The committee criticized the United States for … Continue reading →

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We Have Ways Of Making You Talk!!!

Posted on July 29, 2006 by Mash

In the spring of 2002, the Bush Administration scored a major coup against al Qaeda. The third ranking member of al Qaeda, Abu Zubaydah, was captured in a daring raid in Pakistan. This surely was a major blow to the … Continue reading →

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Going After The Family

Posted on July 29, 2006 by Mash

On April 29, 2003 Waleed bin Attash was arrested by police in Karachi, Pakistan. He is suspected of planning the attack on the USS Cole. He has since been "disappeared" into the secret detention centers of the Central Intelligence Agency. … Continue reading →

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Get Your Blogathon 2006 Posts Here!

Posted on July 29, 2006 by Mash

I’ll update this post throughout the day with links to all our Blogathon 2006 posts at Bloggers Against Torture. Here’s the list: Let the 2006 Blogathon Commence! by The Heathlander (posted at 8:56 a.m.) Going After The Family by Mash … Continue reading →

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Blogathon 2006

Posted on July 28, 2006 by Mash

It’s almost time! Blogathon 2006 starts Saturday morning at 9 a.m. (EST). We (Bloggers Against Torture) have raised $970 so far for Amnesty International USA thanks to generous contributions from our readers. We are just short of the $1000 mark … Continue reading →

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