News headlines for “War on Terror”, page 62
RIGHTS-US: Dozens of CIA 'Ghost Prisoners' Missing
- Inter Press Service
At least three dozen detainees who were held in the CIA's secret prisons overseas appear to be missing and efforts by human rights organisations to track their whereabouts have been unsuccessful.
RIGHTS-US: Courts Overrule Govt in Abuse and Detention Cases
- Inter Press Service
As the debate heats up over what to do about recent disclosures of widespread abuse of war-on-terror prisoners, the 'third branch' of the U.S. government the judiciary - continues to assert its independence from the other two branches the executive and the legislative.
Q&A: Islamophobia Alive and Well in the U.S.
- Inter Press Service
In an Apr. 6 address to the Turkish Parliament on the final day of his European trip, President Barack Obama praised Muslim Americans for 'enriching the United States'.
RIGHTS-US: Senate Report Casts Grim Light on Bush Era
- Inter Press Service
Pentagon interrogators continuously ramped up their abusive techniques against prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and in Iraq and Afghanistan in a vain attempt to establish a link between the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and the al Qaeda attacks on the U.S. on Sep. 11, 2001.
RIGHTS-US: Border Policies Need Overhaul, Group Says
- Inter Press Service
Getting into the United States even for citizens, let alone immigrants and other visitors is a notoriously difficult process. But a new report says that the questioning, detention, and oft-extended searches are going too far, especially when they are trampling on the basic rights of citizens returning home.
RIGHTS-US: No Warm Welcome for Muslim American Travelers
- Inter Press Service
A Muslim legal advocacy group Tuesday charged that federal agents routinely target Muslim American travelers - or simply those perceived to be Muslim - for 'deeply intrusive, personal questions and searches about their politics, faith, finances, charitable giving and associations with lawful organisations, all without any evidence or even suspicion of wrongdoing.'
POLITICS: U.S. Lacks Capacity to Win Over Afghans
- Inter Press Service
President Barack Obama and other top officials in his administration have made it clear that there can be no military solution in Afghanistan, and that the non-military efforts to win over the Afghan population will be central to its chances of success.
POLITICS-US: Prominent Lawmaker Caught Up In AIPAC Spy Scandal
- Inter Press Service
A U.S. government investigation of Israeli spying caught a prominent Democratic congresswoman discussing what is alleged to be a 'quid pro quo' deal involving the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Washington’s powerful hawkish pro-Israel lobby.
RIGHTS-US: Lawyers’ Group Targets Torture Memo Author
- Inter Press Service
Lawyers who reject President Barack Obama’s decision not to seek prosecution of officials who may have participated in the torture of terror-suspect prisoners are seeking justice through another avenue: Sanctions against government lawyers who created the 'enhanced interrogation' policies of former President George W. Bush.
RIGHTS: Proponents of Torture May Yet Face Universal Justice
- Inter Press Service
Human rights advocates who were critical of President Barack Obama’s decision not to prosecute Central Intelligence Agency operatives who tortured war-on-terror prisoners are hailing a Spanish judge’s order to pursue a criminal investigation into the actions of six Bush administration lawyers for providing legal cover for torture - despite a recommendation from his prosecutors that the case not go forward.
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