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Retired Army General's testimony links private contractor to Abu Ghraib abuses

Sott 19 Apr 2024
... the Abu Ghraib abuses ... Taguba's testimony was the strongest evidence yet that civilian employees of the Virginia-based military contractor CACI played a role in the abuse of Abu Ghraib inmates.
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Soldiers Charged With Violent Crimes Will Now Face More Scrutiny Before They Can Simply Leave ...

ProPublica 19 Apr 2024
by Vianna Davila and Lexi Churchill, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Davis Winkie, Military Times. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power ... Military law experts ...
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The US attempts a new military deal with Niger in a last ditch effort to stay

Times Union 19 Apr 2024
military’s operations in Africa’s Sahel region, Washington is concerned about the spread of jihadist violence where local groups have pledged allegiance to al-Qaida and the Islamic State groups.
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Israeli Settlers, Soldiers ‘Wiping Palestinian Communities Off the Map’ in the West Bank

Scheerpost 19 Apr 2024
The rights group interviewed dozens of eyewitnesses and examined video footage showing harassment and other abuse of Palestinians in the West Bank “by men in Israeli military uniforms carrying M16 assault rifles.”.
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U.S. attempts a new military deal with Niger in a last ditch effort to stay

Pittsburgh Tribune Review 19 Apr 2024
military’s operations in Africa’s Sahel region, Washington is concerned about the spread of jihadist violence where local groups have pledged allegiance to al-Qaida and the Islamic State groups.
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Civilian interrogator defends work at Abu Ghraib, tells jury he was promoted

Times Argus 19 Apr 2024
A civilian interrogator who worked 20 years ago at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq told jurors in Virginia that he never abused detainees and was actually promoted for doing a good job. Steven Stefanowicz worked for military contractor ....
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Wall Street Funding Blacklisted Chinese Companies: House Committee Probe

The Epoch Times 19 Apr 2024
... companies embargoed for their association with China’s military or alleged human rights abuses, a congressional committee probe has found.
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Prominent Baptist pastor in military-ruled Myanmar detained again hours after release from prison

Asahi News 19 Apr 2024
... under an amnesty by the military government, a relative, a colleague and local media said Thursday ... President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss the military’s abuse of ethnic minorities.
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Insufficient inquiry

Dawn 19 Apr 2024
... been sealed by the military before it was brought to the PM’s knowledge ... The military has recently initiated a probe against Gen Faiz in a separate case of abuse of power concerning a housing scheme.
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Comparing Chibok And Yazidi Girls. Ten Years After, The Freed And Not Freed.

This Day 19 Apr 2024
Another disturbing anomaly in the issue of foreign relations and human rights, is the Leahy law prohibiting the sale of lethal military hardware to countries whose military have human rights abuse records.
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An accused Catholic priest served in 9 church jurisdictions. Secrecy shrouded his abuse

Chicago Sun-Times 19 Apr 2024
An earlier version of that list had said the abuse occurred in the 1960s ... archdioceses without a public list of abusive priests along with the Archdiocese of San Francisco and the Archdiocese for the Military Services.
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LETTER: Terra Firma in the middle of nowhere

Guam Pacific Daily News 19 Apr 2024
... has decided to proceed with major renovations on its Tamuning campus in anticipation of an explosive psychiatric disease and substance abuse crisis brought about by the ongoing military buildup.
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Abu Ghraib military contractor warned bosses of abuses 2 weeks after arriving, testimony reveals

Times Union 18 Apr 2024
Lawyers for the plaintiffs say that issue is irrelevant, because they argue that CACI's interrogators played a key role in creating the overall abusive environment at Abu Ghraib by encouraging military police to “soften up” detainees for questioning.
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US soldiers were pushed to torture Abu Ghraib prisoners general

Beijing News 18 Apr 2024
A contractor working for the Defense Department in Iraq faces civil actions from three former prisoners alleging depraved abuse ... The retired general testified that his investigation focused on the military police (MP).
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US accused of failing to act on reports of abuse by Israeli forces

The Guardian 18 Apr 2024
... administration had recommended that multiple Israeli military and police units be denied US funding because of serious human rights abuses.
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