Cheney Lobbying Against Anti-Torture Legislation

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Cheney Lobbying Against Anti-Torture Legislation

Sat, 23 Jul 2005 14:09:19 -0700

 

 

 

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Cheney Lobbying Against Anti-Torture Legislation

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072305A.shtml

The Bush administration has been lobbying to block legislation that

would bar the US military from engaging in " cruel, inhuman or degrading

treatment " of detainees, hiding prisoners from the Red Cross, and using

interrogation methods not authorized by a new Army field manual.

 

 

ACLU Says Gov't Withholding Abu Ghraib Images

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072305B.shtml

The American Civil Liberties Union accused the government Friday of

putting another legal roadblock in the way of its bid to allow the public

to see photographs and videos stemming from the Iraqi prisoner abuse

scandal.

 

 

Kerry Seeks Release of Roberts' Documents

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072305C.shtml

As the Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts continued courting

senators, Sen. John Kerry urged the White House to release " in their

entirety "

all documents and memos from Roberts' tenure in two Republican

administrations.

 

 

Poll: Many Fear Iraq Hurting Terror Fight

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072305D.shtml

A growing number of Americans fear the war in Iraq is undermining the

fight against terrorism and raising the risk of terrorist attacks in

this country, a poll found.

 

 

Stem Cell Bill in Danger

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072305E.shtml

A measure to expand federal financing for human embryonic stem cell

research, passed by the House and once considered a shoo-in for adoption

by the Senate, is tangled up in a procedural dispute that will probably

delay a vote until fall - and could wind up killing the bill, its chief

Republican backer said.

 

 

Michael T. Klare | The Iran War Buildup

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072305F.shtml

According to The Nations Michael T. Klare: Top Administration officials

are known to have argued in favor of military action if Tehran goes

ahead with these plans - a step considered more likely with the recent

election of arch-conservative Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran's president -

but Bush, so far as is known, has not yet made up his mind in the matter.

One thing does appear certain, however: Bush has given the Defense

Department approval to develop scenarios for such an attack and to

undertake various preliminary actions.

 

 

Mark Weisbrot | Rove Scandal Could Stick

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072305G.shtml

Mark Weisbrot argues that the difference between this and other

Scandals that have hit this White House is: this one has a federal

special

prosecutor (Patrick Fitzgerald) working on it. And Fitzgerald seems

serious.

 

 

John Pilger | Blair Is Unfit to Be Prime Minister

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072305X.shtml

According to John Pilger: Before the invasion, Blair was warned by the

Joint Intelligence Committee that " by far the greatest terrorist

threat " to this country would be " heightened by military action against

Iraq " . He was warned by 79 per cent of Londoners who, according to a

YouGov

survey in February 2003, believed that a British attack on Iraq " would

make a terrorist attack on London more likely " .

 

 

83 Die in Car Bombs at Egyptian Resort

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072305Y.shtml

A rapid series of car bombs and another blast ripped through a luxury

hotel and a coffee shop in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik

early Saturday, killing at least 83, a hospital official said.

Terrified European and Arab tourists fled into the night, and rescue

workers

said the death toll could still rise.

 

 

Former Agents Push Bush for Action on Rove

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072305Z.shtml

President Bush's failure to take action against a top aide involved in

the outing of a covert CIA operative sends " the wrong message "

overseas, former US intelligence officials said on Friday.

 

 

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