Global IssuesNews headlines for “War on Terror”, page 52
RIGHTS-US: Rendition Victim Still Seeking Justice
- Inter Press Service
Thwarted by U.S. courts, a German citizen who claims he was 'rendered' by the U.S. and secretly detained and tortured for four months is taking his case to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
MEXICO: Priests Targeted in Drug-Related and Other Violence
- Inter Press Service
The priesthood has joined journalism as one of the most dangerous occupations in Mexico, according to a report by the Roman Catholic Bishops' Conference.
RIGHTS-US: Ashcroft Liable for Wrongful Detention
- Inter Press Service
In what is being hailed as an unprecedented ruling, a federal appeals court has concluded that the George W. Bush administration's first attorney general, John Ashcroft, can be held personally responsible for the wrongful detention of an innocent U.S. citizen.
RIGHTS-US: Cleared for Release, But...
- Inter Press Service
Since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that inmates at Guantanamo Bay have a right to go to federal court to challenge their detention, detainees have filed more than 150 such lawsuits.
POLITICS-US: Gates Sells Afghan Strategy Amid Growing Unease
- Inter Press Service
U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates and Adm. Michael Mullen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) remained tight-lipped about the contents of a confidential report on the future of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan in a wide-ranging Pentagon briefing on Thursday.
POLITICS: Taliban's Tank-Killing Bombs Came from U.S., Not Iran
- Inter Press Service
In support of the official U.S. assertion that Iran is arming its sworn enemy, the Taliban, the head of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Dennis Blair, has cited a statement by a Taliban commander last year attributing military success against NATO forces to Iranian military assistance.
POLITICS-US: Prominent Conservative Calls for Afghanistan Pullout
- Inter Press Service
A prominent right-wing political pundit has called for the U.S. to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, the latest sign of a growing disenchantment with the war in the U.S.
RIGHTS-US: Group Charges Complicity by CIA Medics in Torture
- Inter Press Service
Did physicians and psychologists help the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency develop a new research protocol to assess and refine the use of waterboarding or other harsh interrogation techniques?
RIGHTS-US: New York 'Terror' Detainee in Draconian Conditions
- Inter Press Service
As the planned closing of the U.S. military's detention centre at Guantanamo Bay draws nearer, human rights activists are raising questions about the treatment of detainees who will be transferred to the U.S. for trial.
POLITICS-US: Afghan Elections Reveal Growing Doubts About War
- Inter Press Service
Washington continues to wait on results from last week's elections in Afghanistan, but few analysts here expect the outcome to provide much of a boost to the U.S.-backed campaign against the Taliban, regardless of who wins.
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