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NEWS ABOUT: torture photos

torture photos stories: 13 news summaries

(Newser) - Human rights groups may be upset that President Obama is classifying photos of detainee abuse, but former Army staff sergeant William Quinn thinks it’s a good thing—for the detainees’ sake. When Quinn was assigned as an interrogator at Abu Ghraib, he discovered that the detainees took a very... More »

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 Senate OKs $106B for Wars 


Jun 18, 09 5:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Senate today overwhelmingly passed a bill authorizing $106 billion to fund the nation’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Hill reports. It now goes to President Obama for his expected signature. The vote had been delayed by wrangling over how to keep detainee abuse photos under wraps.... More »

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Senate Democrats • US military • Senate Republicans • IMF • detainee • Iraq war • Afghanistan war • US Senate • supplemental funding • torture photos • military funding

Obama's Cell Phone Plea Helps Clear War Funds

Last-minute tensions healed; measure set to pass next week

Jun 12, 09 7:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Congressional leaders settled on a $106 billion spending bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan last night, but it took a last-minute intervention by President Obama via Rahm Emanuel's cell phone. When talks got bogged down over the release of detainee photos, Emanuel rushed to the Capitol and had... More »

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Congress • White House • Guantanamo Bay • auto industry • Guantanamo prisoners • spending bill • flu • defense spending • Iraq war spending • torture photos

(Newser) - “Heavy pressure” from Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki helped convince President Obama to oppose the release of Abu Ghraib torture photos sought by the ACLU, McClatchy reports. “Baghdad will burn,” Maliki reportedly told military officials. The administration cited objections from generals as the reason for the change... More »

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Abu Ghraib • Nouri al-Maliki • David Petraeus • Iraqi government • Iraq war • David McKiernan • President Obama • torture photos

(Newser) - Jimmy Carter politely disagrees with the current president’s move to block photos depicting prisoner torture in Iraq and Afghanistan from public view. “I don't agree with him,” the former president said of Barack Obama. “But I certainly don't criticize him for making that decision,” he... More »

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Bush administration • Abu Ghraib • Jimmy Carter • ACLU • Obama administration • President Obama • torture photos

(Newser) - Retired Army Gen. Antonio Taguba has seen photos of rape at Abu Ghraib, but they aren’t the ones the Obama administration is trying to keep from the public. “The photographs in that lawsuit, I have not seen,” he told Salon. The general says he was not misquoted... More »

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Abu Ghraib • ACLU • rape • Antonio Taguba • Iraq war • interview • torture photos • Daily Telegraph

(Newser) - The Pentagon denies a report that classified photos of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib depict rape and sexual abuse, Reuters reports. Britain’s Daily Telegraph “completely mischaracterized the images,” a spokesman said today. “None of the photos in question depict the images that are described.” The... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • torture • Abu Ghraib • Iraqi prisons • rape • Antonio Taguba • sexual abuse • sexual assault • torture photos • Daily Telegraph

 Abu Ghraib Photos 
 Reveal Rape: US Officer 

Guards raped male and female detainees, used wire for sex torture, according to probe

May 28, 09 4:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Unreleased photos of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib depict apparent rape and sexual abuse, according to a retired American officer who conducted an inquiry at the infamous Iraqi prison. Two photos depict the rape of a male and a female prisoner, while others show sexual assaults using a truncheon, wire,... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • torture • Abu Ghraib • Iraqi prisons • rape • Antonio Taguba • sexual abuse • sexual assault • torture photos

(Newser) - Standing in front of the Constitution, President Obama today delivered a watershed speech on terrorism, arguing that President Bush’s approach to war was, “quite simply, a mess.” He outlined his plan to clean up, saying he’ll try Guantanamo detainees in both federal court and military commissions... More »

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Barack Obama • torture • Guantanamo Bay • speech • George W. Bush • detainees • military commissions • Obama administration • President Obama • torture photos

Obama Meets With Human- Rights Leaders

Under fire for recent moves, holds 'probing' pre-speech discussion

May 21, 09 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dogged by criticism over recent decisions, President Obama invited a crew of human-rights and civil-liberties leaders and academics to discuss Guantanamo, tribunals, and transparency ahead of today’s speech on similar themes, the Huffington Post reports. Obama said he was unhappy with Congress’ denial of funds to close Gitmo and... More »

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Barack Obama • military tribunal • human rights • Guantanamo Bay • civil liberties • academics • human rights activists • transparency • President Obama • meeting • torture photos

OPINION

Easy to Find Middle Ground on Gitmo: Klein

Military courts wouldn't allow torture evidence, get civilian review

May 21, 09 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lawyers and soldiers are divided on how to deal with enemy combatants, but “it shouldn’t be too hard to find a middle ground,” writes Joe Klein in Time, because both arguments “are being made by unappealing extremists.” It’s unrealistic to try detainees in open... More »

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ACLU • enemy combatants • Guantanamo Bay • military commissions • Joe Klein • Lindsay Graham • Guantanamo tribunals • torture photos

 Stewart 
 Takes Off 
 Gloves 
 on Obama 
 

Host proves even beloved president isn't safe on Daily Show

May 15, 09 7:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama isn’t immune from Jon Stewart’s rancor. The Daily Show host took on the president yesterday for flip-flopping on government transparency and “don’t ask, don’t tell,” Gawker reports. After berating Obama for blocking the release of photos showing abuse of detainees and failing... More »

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entertainment • Barack Obama • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • gays in the military • torture photos

ANALYSIS

Obama's Photo Flip-Flop Has Political Roots

White House wasn't prepared for scale
of torture outrage

May 14, 09 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's about-face on the release of photographs of abused detainees has angered civil libertarian groups, who have denounced the president for turning back on campaign promises. But as Politico writes, the move demonstrated how carefully the administration is treading on an issue that has become explosive, subsuming George Bush's... More »

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