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Agent: No rights advisement for Gitmo prisoners
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- An FBI agent testifying at the first Guantanamo war crimes trial said interrogators did not advise detainees here of any rights because the military prison is dedicated to intelligence gathering, not law enforcement....
AP – Jul 23, 2008 10:28 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- An FBI agent testifying at the first Guantanamo war crimes trial said interrogators did not advise detainees here of any rights because the military prison is dedicated to intelligence gathering, not law enforcement....
AP – Jul 23, 2008 10:28 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Interrogators at Guantanamo instructed not to advise detainees of rights, FBI agent says
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) _ An FBI agent testifying at the first Guantanamo war crimes trial said interrogators did not advise detainees here of any rights because the military prison is dedicated to intelligence gathering, not law enforcement.
Newsday.com – Jul 23, 2008 10:28 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) _ An FBI agent testifying at the first Guantanamo war crimes trial said interrogators did not advise detainees here of any rights because the military prison is dedicated to intelligence gathering, not law enforcement.
Newsday.com – Jul 23, 2008 10:28 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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No rights advisement for Guantanamo prisoners
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba---- An FBI agent testifying at the first Guantanamo war crimes trial said interrogators did not advise detainees here of any rights because the military prison is dedicated to intelligence gathering, not law enforcement.
Chicago Sun Times – Jul 23, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba---- An FBI agent testifying at the first Guantanamo war crimes trial said interrogators did not advise detainees here of any rights because the military prison is dedicated to intelligence gathering, not law enforcement.
Chicago Sun Times – Jul 23, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Illinois: Chicago
Charles Z. Wick, 90, served under Reagan
LOS ANGELES - Charles Z. Wick, who as director of the U.S. Information Agency under Ronald Reagan expanded American broadcasts to Cuba and Russia but whose agency was accused of blacklisting liberals from a government program, has died.
San Jose Mercury News – Jul 23, 2008 08:34 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: California: San Francisco
LOS ANGELES - Charles Z. Wick, who as director of the U.S. Information Agency under Ronald Reagan expanded American broadcasts to Cuba and Russia but whose agency was accused of blacklisting liberals from a government program, has died.
San Jose Mercury News – Jul 23, 2008 08:34 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Witness: Hamdan Had 2 Missiles When Arrested
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, July 22 -- A former driver for Osama bin Laden had two shoulder-fired missiles in his car when he was captured in Afghanistan in late 2001, along with a piece of paper signed by the leader of the Taliban, a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier testified Tuesday.
Washington Post – Jul 23, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, July 22 -- A former driver for Osama bin Laden had two shoulder-fired missiles in his car when he was captured in Afghanistan in late 2001, along with a piece of paper signed by the leader of the Taliban, a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier testified Tuesday.
Washington Post – Jul 23, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Cuba Democracy Groups Facing Audits After Reports of Fraud
The U.S. Agency for International Development will begin conducting financial reviews of about a dozen Cuba democracy groups that receive federal money to answer concerns in Congress about possible fraud totaling at least $500,000.
Washington Post – Jul 23, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The U.S. Agency for International Development will begin conducting financial reviews of about a dozen Cuba democracy groups that receive federal money to answer concerns in Congress about possible fraud totaling at least $500,000.
Washington Post – Jul 23, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Prosecutor: Ex-bin Laden driver knew target of 4th hijacked plane
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - A former driver for Osama bin Laden knew the target of the fourth hijacked plane on Sept. 11, a prosecutor said Tuesday as he sought to undercut defense arguments that the Guantanamo prisoner was a low-level employee of the terrorist leader.
Newsday.com – Jul 23, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - A former driver for Osama bin Laden knew the target of the fourth hijacked plane on Sept. 11, a prosecutor said Tuesday as he sought to undercut defense arguments that the Guantanamo prisoner was a low-level employee of the terrorist leader.
Newsday.com – Jul 23, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Schwartz: Nukes in Cuba a 'Red Line'
Russia would cross "a red line for the United States of America" if it were to base nuclear-capable bombers in Cuba, the nominee for Air Force chief of staff has warned. Gen. Norton Schwartz comments followed a Russian news report that the country's military is mulling putting bombers in Cuba.
Military.com – Jul 23, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Russia would cross "a red line for the United States of America" if it were to base nuclear-capable bombers in Cuba, the nominee for Air Force chief of staff has warned. Gen. Norton Schwartz comments followed a Russian news report that the country's military is mulling putting bombers in Cuba.
Military.com – Jul 23, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Arguments in trial offer a rare glimpse of life in al-Qaida
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — The U.S. government opened its first war crimes prosecution Tuesday with a narrative of Osama bin Laden's driver overhearing his boss offer an eerie post-mortem in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks:”If they hadn't shot down the fourth plane, it would've hit the dome,” declared Navy Lt. Cmdr. Timothy Stone.And with his first words to a military jury, the Pentagon prosecutor conjured up a conversation from inside al-Qaida, revealed by the accused, driver Salim Hamdan. Bin Laden told his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahari, that U.S. forces — not passengers — brought down United Airlines Flight 93.read more
NewsOK.com – Jul 23, 2008 03:57 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — The U.S. government opened its first war crimes prosecution Tuesday with a narrative of Osama bin Laden's driver overhearing his boss offer an eerie post-mortem in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks:”If they hadn't shot down the fourth plane, it would've hit the dome,” declared Navy Lt. Cmdr. Timothy Stone.And with his first words to a military jury, the Pentagon prosecutor conjured up a conversation from inside al-Qaida, revealed by the accused, driver Salim Hamdan. Bin Laden told his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahari, that U.S. forces — not passengers — brought down United Airlines Flight 93.read more
NewsOK.com – Jul 23, 2008 03:57 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Sketch artist greeted with new obstacle at Gitmo
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- Last month, it was the alleged 9/11 mastermind who censored a Guantánamo war court sketch artist. Tuesday, she couldn't sketch a U.S. Special Forces soldier.
MiamiHerald.com – Jul 22, 2008 11:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Florida: Miami
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- Last month, it was the alleged 9/11 mastermind who censored a Guantánamo war court sketch artist. Tuesday, she couldn't sketch a U.S. Special Forces soldier.
MiamiHerald.com – Jul 22, 2008 11:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Florida: Miami