Abu Ghraib

Should America Be Involved in Democracy Promotion in the Arab World?

James Zogby | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Arab World, Arab Spring, Middle East, Abu Ghraib, Obama Arab Relations u.s. Middle East Relations, u.s. Arab Relations, Politics News

We fail to recognize the damage that has been done to "brand America." While many Americans still want to see ourselves as "the shining city on the hill," we simply do not understand that is not how most Arabs see us.

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Life In a Box

Diane Dimond | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Solitary Confinement, Prison Reform, Susan Greene, Prison System, Corrections, Prisons, Inmates, Abu Ghraib, Crime News

Americans were once riveted by the horrific news of the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad. Today, I believe there is another atrocity taking place inside our own American prison system.

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Is Our Military Addicted to 'War Porn'?

Matthis Chiroux | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Abuse, War on Terror, Afghanistan, Addiction, Cameras, War Porn, Abu Ghraib, Veterans, Pornography, Video, Military, Alcholism, Atrocities, Marines Urinating Taliban, Technology, Torture, Politics News

Our military is addicted to war porn, and this fact may ultimately usurp any legacy of honor or glory the military may cling to. No longer can the world be duped by the government-controlled facade of the U.S. soldier as a liberating force for good.

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Video of Marine Atrocities Highlights Split Between Right Wing and Our Military

Jon Soltz | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Marines, Military, Afghanistan, Pamela Geller, David Petraeus, Stanley McChrystal, Guantanamo, Detainee Abuse, Allen West, Military Law, Counterinsurgency, Abu Ghraib, Afghanistan War, World News

There are no words to express my disgust at the video making the rounds today, of U.S. Marines apparently urinating on the dead bodies of the Taliban.

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The End of the Iraq War and the Beginning of an Election Year

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 02.18.2012

In today's parlance, Iraq looks like a war that was brought to us by the 1 percent, for the 1 percent, and attempting to further some ill-defined geopolitical goal of the 1 percent.

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Both Sides Now: Iraq -- End of an Error

HuffPost Radio | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: National Review, President Obama, Ntsb, Ann Coulter, Mitt Romney, Iraq War, Rick Santorum, Fox News, David Frum, Rick Perry, Mary Matalin, Newt Gingrich, Junk Food, Ron Reagan, Abu Ghraib, Politics News

If the base can't embrace Mitt's switches and Newt's swagger, is it their fault or voters unhinged by Fox and Obama?

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NYC 'Terror' Suspect Out-Geneva's Manhattan DA

Matthis Chiroux | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Geneva Conventions, Iraq War, Bagram, Detention, Afghanistan, Guantanamo, Jose Pimentel, Civilian Casualties, New York, Abu Ghraib, Jose Pimentel Entrapment, Jose Pimentel Arrested, Jose Pimentel Bomb, Politics News

And as long as the U.S. remains "at war" either literally or rhetorically, either directly or by proxy, we will continue to present our infrastructure as legitimate targets to our adversaries. If we want to be safe, we have to end the wars!

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Army Sniper to Riot Police: Just Say "No, I'm Not Going to Shoot."

Pat LaMarche | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Scott Olsen, War on Terror, Ivaw, President Obama, Occupy Wall Street, Oakland, Kayvan Sabeghi, Iraq, Abu Ghraib, Politics News

Since his return from combat, former Iraq Veterans Against the War board chair Garett Reppenhagen has tirelessly opposed the Iraq war as well as all recent acts of U.S. aggression -- including the violent attack of Occupation protesters.

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A Conversation With Helen Benedict: Writing Fiction and Non-Fiction

Len Hollie | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Pentagon, Women's Rights, Women, Congress, Writers, Rape, America, Books, War, Fiction, George Bush, Prejudice, Sexual Assault, Abu Ghraib, Death, Iraq War, Racism, US Soldiers Iraq, Non-Fiction, Defense Department, Writing a Novel, New York News

Helen Benedict has written five novels and five books of non-fiction. I recently spoke with Benedict about the unique undertaking of writing both fiction and non-fiction from the same research material.

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John McCain: We Won't Go To War In The Middle East Again

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 11.11.2011

Read More: Libya, Troop Withdrawal, John McCain, Afghanistan, John McCain War, 9/11 Anniversary, Iraq, September 11 Anniversary, September 11th, Torture, Abu Ghraib, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Jon McCain defended the government's decision to go to war in Iraq and Afghanistan in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, b...

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Torture: Blinking In The Face Of Evil

Satpal Singh | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Sikhism, Religion-and-Torture, Huffington Post Satpal Singh, Ethics, Cheney Torture, Sikh Ethics, Abu Ghraib Abuse, Dick Cheney, Torture, Dick Cheney in My Time, Abu Ghraib, Religion News

Many religions believe in a compassionate God, and that all humans are children of God. When most of us would shudder just thinking about our child being tortured, how can we justify the brutalization of God's sons and daughters?

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Making War, Not Love: A French View On America's Obsession With Sex

Le Monde/Worldcrunch | Pascal Brukner | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton Sex Scandal, Women's Rights, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Rape, Relationships, America Sex, France, Dominique Strauss-Kahn Sex Scandal, Dominique Strauss-Kahn Rape, Sexual Assault, Abu Ghraib, World News

PARIS - A few years ago, we were on a family beach vacation in Florida. After a swim, my two-year-old daughter took off her bathing suit. Suddenly, th...

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Convicted Abu Ghraib Abuse Ringleader Released From Prison

AP | DAVID DISHNEAU | Posted 10.06.2011

Read More: Charles Graner Abu Ghraib, Abu Ghraib Torture, Charles Graner, Charles Graner Jr., Iraq, War in Iraq, Charles Graner Released, Abu Ghraib, Abu Ghraib Abuse, World News

The convicted ringleader of detainee abuses at Abu Ghraib was released Saturday from a military prison, an Army spokeswoman said. Charles Graner Jr.,...

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WATCH: Male Rape Victims -- The 'Double Taboo' Of Global Sexual Violence

Posted 09.28.2011

Read More: Sexual Violence, Bosnia, Congo Rape, Congo Rapes, Congo, Sexual Assault, Abu Ghraib, Male Rape Victims, Video, World News

The increasingly brutal raping of Congo women has been dominating the global headlines for some time, but now, Al-Jazeera is shedding light onto an ev...

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CIA Officer Eyed In Abu Ghraib Prisoner Death

AP | By MATT APUZZO and ADAM GOLDMAN | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: CIA Officer, Steve Stormoen, Cia, Abu Ghraib @Y:World, Abu Ghraib, World News

WASHINGTON -- A CIA officer who oversaw the agency's interrogation program at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and pushed for approval to use increasingl...

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Supreme Court Rejects Abu Ghraib Lawsuit

AP | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Abu Ghraib Lawsuit, Supreme Court Abu Ghraib, Abu Ghraib Abuse Photos, Abu Ghraib Abuse, Abu Ghraib, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from former detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq who wanted to sue defense contractors ov...

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Political Interference With Torture Investigations Is Un-American

Human Rights First | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Manadel-Al-Jamadi, Abu Ghraib Lawsuit, Cia, John Durham, Abu Ghraib Abuse, Torture, Abu Ghraib, Politics News

Almost a decade after reports of death and abuse of detainees in U.S. custody at Abu Ghraib and other sites came to light, the prosecutor appointed to look into some of these serious, criminal allegations is reportedly moving forward.

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Bush-Era CIA Mistakes Under Fresh Scrutiny

AP | MATT APUZZO and ADAM GOLDMAN | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: CIA Torture, Cia, Osama Bin Laden Death, Osama Bin Laden, George W. Bush, Cia Torture Investigation, CIA Osama Bin Laden, Cia Torture Probe, Cia Enhanced Interrogations, Abu Ghraib, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has opened a torture and war crimes grand jury investigation into the interrogation and death of a prisoner ...

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Grand Jury Investigates Torture In Abu Ghraib Death

Time | Adam Zagorin | Posted 08.13.2011

It has been nearly a decade since Manadel al-Jamadi, an Iraqi prisoner known as "the Iceman" — for the bungled attempt to cool his body and make him...

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Tortuous Logic: Bin Laden's Death Should Not Be Used as a Pretext To Divide the Public on Torture

Julie B. Gutman | Posted 07.13.2011

Read More: Enhanced Interrogations, Julie Gutman, Abu Ghraib, Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, Torture, World News

The political repercussions of using or endorsing torture are profound. As the U.S. learned -- or should have learned -- during the Abu Ghraib fallout, political trust and respect are difficult to earn and easy to lose.

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Republicans On Torture, Post-Osama Bin Laden: Defending Against Prosecution?

Carla Seaquist | Posted 07.10.2011

In these days since President Barack Obama announced that a SEAL team killed Osama bin Laden, the world's most wanted terrorist, notice how quickly Re...

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Bradley Manning's Abuse: Army's Dishonor, Obama's Shame

Barton Kunstler, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, Law, Civil Liberties, Military Justice, Prisoner Abuse, President Barack Obama, Ethics, Bradley Manning, Wikileaks, Dishonor, U.S. Army, Torture, Abu Ghraib, Politics News

If our Commander in Chief shrinks into the background and ignores the abuse of Bradley Manning, how can he expect to maintain his credibility as our leader, as the moral compass of our country?

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2010 Poll: Egyptians Dislike Obama, See U.S./Israel as "Threats," Want Clergy More Political

John Zogby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt-Public-Opinion, Egypt Polls, Cairo Protests, Egypt Protests, US Foreign Policy, Hosni Mubarak, Zogby Poll Egypt, Egypt Revolution, Abu Ghraib, Israel-Palestine, Obama Cairo Speech, US Israel, World News

Based on our polling done there last summer, we know that Egyptians are disappointed with Barack Obama and have a decidedly negative view of U.S. policy in the Middle East.

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A Toast to the Bravery and Sacrifice of Whistleblowers

John Jackson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Integrity, Iraq War, Sacrifice, National Security, Whistleblowers, Bravery, Abu Ghraib, Impact News

I toast the bravery and sacrifice of all those who decide to put the public interest before their own, who take action rather than turn a blind eye, and who pay the consequences long after they leave the headlines.

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Congratulations, Congress for Speedily Working on This: It Only Took You Six Years

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Private Military Contractor, Iraq, Caci, Interrogation, Abu Ghraib, Business News

Although most of the crimes committed against the Iraqi prisoners were carried out by regular U.S. military forces, there was some private military contractor involvement.

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