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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Army Field Manual

Army Field Manual stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - The US Army has borrowed an idea—and some software—from Wikipedia to introduce field manuals any soldier can edit, the New York Times reports. Seven manuals have been opened for editing by anybody from private to general in a trial program the military says is an effort to close... More »

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Wikipedia • US military • US Army • Army Field Manual • troops

(Newser) - The Obama administration is working on plans to create a team of interrogation experts drawn from different agencies, insiders tell the Wall Street Journal. The unit would take the job of debriefing "high-value" terror suspects away from the CIA, the sources say, and would be tasked with creating new,... More »

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CIA • counterterrorism • interrogation • waterboarding • terror suspects • Army Field Manual • intelligence agencies • Obama administration

(Newser) - President Obama today signed orders to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center within a year, review the military terror trials, and ban the harshest interrogation techniques, the AP reports. “There we go,” the president said with satisfaction after signing the orders, which promise to fundamentally reshape the country's... More »

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Barack Obama • Ali al Marri • Guantanamo Bay • interrogation techniques • harsh interrogation • Army Field Manual • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - Barack Obama is set to prohibit waterboarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques by mandating the CIA follow the US Army Field Manual when questioning suspects, the AP reports. But as the president-elect debates whether to make the changes through legislation or presidential fiat, the incoming administration is also considering a... More »

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Barack Obama • CIA • torture • US military • US Army • waterboarding • interrogation techniques • Army Field Manual • President Obama

OPINION

Is He Against Torture?

The LA Times accuses Mac of flip-flopping on a key issue

Feb 19, 08 6:45 PM CST
(Newser) - The LA Times editorial board today slammed John McCain for a vote the paper feels undermines the senator’s “admirable” opposition to torture in interrogations. McCain, whom the Times endorsed earlier this month, voted against legislation that forbids CIA interrogators from using waterboarding or other methods banned by the... More »

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John McCain • CIA • torture • waterboarding • Army Field Manual • George W. Bush

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