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Electronics and Atrocities: Tech Supply Chains Must Do No Harm

David Sullivan | Posted 11.05.2009 | Technology

Read More: Rwanda, War Crimes, Satellite Imagery, Sexual Violence, Conflict Minerals, Human Rights, Defense Authorization Act, President Obama, Science, Cell Phones, Congo, Electronics, Technology News
David Sullivan

Electronics companies should commit resources to trace supply chains back to the point of extraction, conduct audits, and check assurances for fraud to certify electronics products as conflict-free.

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Mapping Congo's Militarized Mines

David Sullivan | Posted 10.30.2009 | World

Read More: Jim McDermott, Conflict Minerals, Department of Defense, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mining, Defense Authorization Act, Africa, United Nations, Electronics, State Department, War Wire, World News
David Sullivan

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 has been making news because of all the things left out of it, including billions of dollars in cuts to expensive weapons systems.

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Videotaping Detainee Interrogations Pushed For By Congress

New York Times | Scott Shane | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Detainee Interrogations, CIA Interrogations, Videotaping Detainees, Cia, Terror Suspects Interrogation, Defense Authorization Act, Cia Terror Suspects, Taping Terror Suspects, Videotaping Detainee Interrogations, Detainee Torture, Politics News

Congress is moving to require videotaping of interrogations of detainees held by the military, a step proponents say will prevent abuse and create a v...

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