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Archives March 2005
March 31, 2005, United Press International/The Washington Times, House panel will probe Patriot Act
March 31, 2005, Walter Pincus, The Washington Post, Intelligence Panel's Findings Criticized, Experts Call Suggestions Uninformed
March 31, 2005, Carol Rosenberg, The Miami Herald, Captives tell their side: Stories of once nameless Guantánamo detainees come alive in lawsuits
March 31, 2005, Jackie Northam, National Public Radio, Military Probes Prisoner Abuse at Guantanamo
March 31, 2005, William Fisher, Inter Press Service/Common Dreams, U.S. Soldiers Told to 'Beat the F**k Out of' Detainees
March 31, 2005, Associated press/The New York Times, Lawyers: Army Backed Interrogation Methods
March 31, 2005, Jerry Markon, The Washington Post, Doctor of N.Va. Terror Suspect to Look for Signs of Torture
March 31, 2005, Australian Associated press/The Age, Changes 'too little, too late for Hicks'
March 31, 2005, Mary Beth Sheridan, The Washington Post, Ex-Official Faces Terror Charges: Detroit Man Oversaw D.C. School Facilities
March 31, 2005, Anna Griffin & Ryan Frank, The Oregonian, Portland delays FBI showdown
March 31, 2005, Joseph B. Frazier, Associated Press, Portland Council Postpones Action on Withdrawal from Task Force
March 31, 2005, Opinion, The Miami Herald, Real ID's false promise
March 30, 2005, Noelle Crombie, The Oregonian, Mayfield home was searched in secret
March 30, 2005, Associated Press, Correction: AP incorrectly reports Patriot Act - Mayfield link
March 30, 2005, Scott Shane, The New York Times/truthout, Detainee's Suit Gains Support from Jet's Log
March 30, 2005, 38 detainees to be released from Guantanamo:
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Charlie Savage, The Boston Globe, US orders 38 freed from Guantanamo
- Robert Burns, Associated press/Detroit Free Press, U.S. to release 38 at Guantanamo: Detainees no longer enemy combatants
- Reuters/The New York Times, U.S. to Release 38 Guantanamo Detainees
March 30, 2005, Associated press/The New York Times, U.S. Military Limits Guantanamo Data
March 30, 2005, Judge bars transfer of 13 Yemeni Guantanamo detainees:
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Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post, U.S. Barred From Sending 13 Detainees Abroad
- David Johnston, The New York Times, Judge Limits the Transfer of 13 From Guantánamo
- Reuters/The New York Times, US Judge Bars Transfer of 13 Guantanamo Detainees
March 30, 2005, Neil A. Lewis, The New York Times, Yemeni Held in Guantánamo Was Seized in Cairo, Group Says
March 30, 2005, Megan K. Stack, Los Angeles Times/truthout, Case Allegedly Shows US Practice of Secret Arrests
March 30, 2005, Associated press/The New York Times, Va. Man Accused in Bush Plot Granted Exam
March 30, 2005, Bloomberg, Bush Plot Suspect Wins Request for Examination of Torture Claim
March 30, 2005, Reuters/The New York Times, Harsh Tactics Were Allowed, General Told Jailers in Iraq
March 30, 2005, James Sturcke, The Guardian/truthout, General Approved Extreme Interrogation Methods
March 30, 2005, Faye Bowers, The Christian Science Monitor, Interrogation tactics draw fire
March 30, 2005, Will Dunham, Reuters, Number of Prisoners Held by U.S. in Iraq Grows
March 30, 2005, Cato Daily Dispatch, National ID Cards Not the Solution
March 29, 2005, Rukmini Callimachi, Associated Press, Government acknowledges using Patriot Act in Mayfield case
March 29, 2005, Sam Knight, Times Online (UK), Lynne Stewart: The most dangerous woman in America?
March 29, 2005, Human Rights Watch/Reuters, Guantanamo: New "Reverse Rendition" Case
March 29, 2005, Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post, U.S. Says Rights Are Key to Relations: Report Is Critical of Allies but Omits Mention of U.S. Abuses
March 29, 2005, Anna Griffin, The Oregonian, Portland sharpens national debate on FBI terror force
March 29, 2005, Jim Parker, kgw.com, PDX mayor, chief at odds over FBI task force
March 29, 2005, Associated Press, Report: Passenger screening doesn't pass test ordered by Congress
March 29, 2005, Julia Malone, Cox News Service, Report says airline passenger security program behind schedule
March 29, 2005, Tom Barry, International Relations Center/Common Dreams, Homeland Security's Chertoff: No Friend of Immigrants
March 28, 2005, Frank Griffiths, Associated Press, U.S. Military Weighs Changes on Guantanamo
March 28, 2005, Editorial, The Dallas Morning News, Time for Justice: Detainees have right to due process
March 28, 2005, Bob Herbert, The New York Times Op-Ed, Is No One Accountable?
March 28, 2005, Thomas C Greene, The Register (UK), DHS comes clean on CAPPS, lets self off hook
March 28, 2005, Justin Rood, Congressional Quarterly/Page Fifteen, Right-Wing Terror Movements Omitted from DHS Terrorist List
March 28, 2005, Editorial, The Register-Guard, Revise Patriot Act: Anti-terrorism powers should be scaled back
March 28, 2005, Editorial Board, Austin American-Statesman, Congress should let offensive Patriot Act provisions expire
March 27, 2005, Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post, Panel Ignored Evidence on Detainee
March 27, 2005, David Randall & Andrew Buncombe, The Independent, Fresh Details Emerge of Iraqis' Abuse by American Soldiers
March 27, 2005, Tim Golden, The New York Times, Defense Dept. Examining a Plan to Bolster the Rights of Detainees, Administration's Willingness Uncertain
March 27, 2005, Reuters/The Washington Post, Changes Proposed for Guantanamo Tribunals
March 27, 2005, Rick Montgomery, The Kansas City Star, Lawyers cast light inside ‘Gitmo': Access brings abuse allegations
March 27, 2005, Michael Levenson, The Boston Globe, FBI slip sends CD back to ex-translator, Disc had led to worker's arrest
March 27, 2005, Associated press/The Washington Post, FBI Admits Mistakenly Giving Man Back Secret Files He Took
March 27, 2005, Charlie Savage, The Boston Globe, US arms Coast Guard terror units
March 27, 2005, The Kansas City Star, U.S. treatment of prisoners: The latest developments
March 26, 2005, Josh White, The Washington Post, Detainees Abused in N. Iraq, Army Papers Suggest
March 26, 2005, Associated press/truthout, Army Probe Finds Abuse at Jail Near Mosul
March 26, 2005, Douglas Jehl, The New York Times/truthout, Pentagon Will Not Try 17 GI's Implicated in Prisoners' Deaths
March 26, 2005, Associated press/truthout, Report: TSA Misled on Passenger Data
March 25, 2005, Eric Lichtblau, The New York Times, A New Antiterror Agency Is Considered
March 25, 2005, Reuters/The Washington Post, British Report Accuses U.S. of Human Rights Violations
March 25, 2005, David Porter, Associated press/newsday, Artists take aim at USA Patriot Act
March 24, 2005, Abid Aslam, OneWorld US/truthout, Left-Right Coalition Rises to Oppose USA Patriot Act Provisions
March 24, 2005, Josh White, The Washington Post, Army Documents Shed Light on CIA 'Ghosting': Systematic Concealment Of Detainees Is Found
March 24, 2005, Farah Stockman, The Boston Globe, US handling of terror suspects questioned: Ex-envoy says dozens are sent to Uzbekistan and at risk of torture
March 24, 2005, Neil A. Lewis, The New York Times, Guantanamo prisoners get their day in court
March 24, 2005, Carol Rosenberg, Miami Herald, Military hearings opened to media
March 24, 2005, Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times, Op-Ed, George W. to George W. (torture and death in U.S.-run detention centers)
March 24, 2005, Editorial, Valley Morning Star, Detainee deaths a cause for concern
March 24, 2005, Ryan Frank, The Oregonian, FBI rules out Potter demand on terror force (Portland resolution to withdraw from JTTF)
March 24, 2005, Sarah Lai Stirland, National Journal's Technology Daily/GovExec, Bush administration urged to delay launch of passenger screening system
March 24, 2005, Editorial, The Washington Post, Reopening Government
March 24, 2005, Associated press/The New York Times, FBI to Create Group to Study Law that Allowed Suspected Terrorists to Buy Guns
March 23, 2005, Lianne Hart, Los Angeles Times, Afghan Detainee's Leg Was 'Pulpified,' Witness Says
March 23, 2005, Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post, Transfer of Guantanamo Detainees on Hold
March 23, 2005, Rupert Cornwell, The Independent, Guantanamo evidence is suspect, admits FBI
March 23, 2005, Anna Griffin, The Oregonian, A proposal by the mayor could make Portland the first city to pull out of the anti-terror group
March 23, 2005, Anne M. Peterson, Associated Press, Portland would stay in task force only if files are open
March 23, 2005, Liberal, conservative coalition opposes USA PATRIOT Act:
- Eric Lichtblau, The New York Times, Coalition Forms to Oppose Parts of Antiterrorism Law
- Jesse J. Holland, Associated press/Boston Globe, Groups fight Patriot Act reauthorization
- Bob Dart, Cox News Service/Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Bush urged to change parts of Patriot Act
- Tom Brune, Newsday, Seeking changes to Patriot Act: Conservative group forms alliance, urges Bush, Congress to modify sections of the anti-terrorism law
- Edward Epstein, San Francisco Chronicle, Left and Right Unite to Challenge Patriot Act Provisions
March 23, 2005, Renee Saucedo, The San Francisco Bay Guardian - Opinion, The war on immigrants (REAL ID Act)
March 23, 2005, Alexandra Marks, The Christian Science Monitor/USA TODAY, Well after 9/11, 'no-fly' lists a work in progress
March 22, 2005, Michael Ratner, ZNet, From Magna Carta to Abu Ghraib: Detention, Summary Trial, Disappearances and Torture in America
March 22, 2005, FBI documents criticize interrogation methods at Guantanamo:
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R. Jeffrey Smith, The Washington Post, Justice Redacted Memo on Detainees: FBI Criticism Of Interrogations Was Deleted
- David Johnston, The New York Times, More of F.B.I. Memo Criticizing Guantánamo Methods Is Released
- Associated Press, FBI Report Questions Guantanamo Tactics
March 22, 2005, Michael Powell, The Washington Post, U.S. Is Faulted Over Algerian's Detention: U.N. Panel Calls Confinement 'Arbitrary'
March 22, 2005, Vikram Dodd, The Guardian, Guantánamo Briton claims he spied for MI5
March 22, 2005, Alexandra Olson, Associated Press, Hearings for 4 Guantanamo Detainees Heard
March 22, 2005, Bloomberg, Opponents of Patriot Act Push to Change Parts of Law
March 22, 2005, Chuck McCutcheon, Newhouse News Service, Dispute Looms Over Renewing Elements of the Patriot Act
March 22, 2005, Jerry Markon, The Washington Post, High Court Declines To Hear Terror Case
March 21, 2005, David Stout, The New York Times, High Court Won't Hear Moussaoui's Appeal
March 21, 2005, Bloomberg, Moussaoui, Accused Sept. 11 Plotter, Rejected by High Court
March 21, 2005, John Sheed, The Australian, Guantanamo abuse 'videotaped'
March 21, 2005, Seth Hettena, Associated press/Boston Globe, Court-martial set for SEAL in abuse case
March 21, 2005, Nat Hentoff, The Washington Times Editorial, Torture doublespeak
March 21, 2005, James Gordon Meek, New York Daily news/KRT, CIA probed for spying in U.S., failing to share intelligence with FBI
March 21, 2005, Gordon Edes, Boston Globe, CIA uses jet, Red Sox partner confirms
March 20, 2005, Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe, Why Not Torture Terrorists?
March 20, 2005, Farah Stockman, Boston Globe, Jet owned by part owner of Red Sox tied to US (Red Sox partner says CIA chartered his jet)
March 20, 2005, Seth Hettena, Associated Press, Navy court-martial case full of secrets: Trial begins for SEAL accused in prison abuse
March 20, 2005, Robyn E. Blumner, St. Petersburg (FL) Times, Congress Drops Ball on Torture Charges
March 20, 2005, Alex Kotlowitz, The New York Times, The Politics of Ibrahim Parlak
March 20, 2005, Associated Press, N.C. Cities Want to Sue Over Public Records Requests
March 19, 2005, The Guardian, Afghanistan: One Huge US Jail. "The floating population of 'ghost detainees', according to US and UK military officials, now exceeds 10,000."
March/April 2005, Emily Bazilon, Mother Jones, From Bagram to Abu Ghraib
March 19, 2005, Douglas Jehl, The New York Times, C.I.A. Says Approved Methods of Questioning Are All Legal
March 19, 2005, Steve Friess, Boston Globe, Identity theft in Las Vegas raises terror concerns
March 19, 2005, Attorney Andrew Cohen, CBS News, Fair Trial for Terrorist Moussaoui?
March 19, 2005, Editorial, Macon Telegraph, Let Some Provisions of the USA Patriot Act Expire
March 19, 2005, Douglas Jehl, The New York Times, CIA chief declines to deny torture
March 18, 2005, Nat Hentoff, Village Voice, Defendant Rumsfeld: Secretary of Defense sued for torture while media cover Michael Jackson trial
March 18, 2005, Dana Priest & Walter Pincus, The Washington Post, CIA, White House Defend Transfers of Terror Suspects
March 18, 2005, Associated press/The New York Times, CIA Chief Defends Interrogation Procedure
March 18, 2005, Joseph L. Galloway, Knight Ridder Newspapers, On torture, the buck stops in the lowest ranks
March 18, 2005, Associated Press, Detroit terror case defendant to plead guilty to fraud
March 18, 2005, Eartha Melzer, New York Blade, State Dept.: gay-rights advocate a terrorist'
March 18, 2005, Jess Whyte, On Line Opinion (Australia), The new normal
March 18, 2005, Editorial, The Cincinnati Post, Yes, let's mess with perfection
March 17, 2005, Dana Priest, The Washington Post, CIA's Assurances On Transferred Suspects Doubted
March 17, 2005, Sue Pleming, Reuters/AlterNet, No Convictions Among Guantanamo Suspects Sent Home
March 17, 2005, Reuters/AlterNet, Fate of Guantanamo detainees sent home
March 17, 2005, Andy Butterworth, The Local (Sweden), "Prisoner of Guantanamo" Ghezali to sue Rumsfeld
March 17, 2005, Associated press/The New York Times, CIA Seeks Documents in Iraqi Inmate Death
March 17, 2005, Jeff Jacoby, The Boston Globe, Where's the outrage on torture?
March 17, 2005, Associated press/The New York Times, House Votes to Reaffirm Ban on Torture
March 17, 2005, Associated Press, Journalists to combat secrecy
March 17, 2005, Mark Sherman, Associated Press, ACLU seeks documents of visas on foreign scholars
March 17, 2005, Lara Jakes Jordan, Associated press/ABC News, Bush Adviser Seeks Debate on Patriot Act
March 16, 2005, Anne E. Kornblut, The New York Times, House Ties Immigration Bill to Military Appropriations
March 16, 2005, Associated press/Fox News, Border Security Added to War Supplemental Bill
March 16, 2005, William Fisher, Inter Press Service/Common Dreams, Tom Ridge's October Surprise
March 16, 2005, Douglas Jehl & Eric Schmitt, The New York Times, U.S. Military Says 26 Inmate Deaths May Be Homicide
March 16, 2005, Associated press/The New York Times, Report: Many Died in U.S. Custody in War
March 16, 2005, Reuters/The New York Times, US Military Calls 2 Dozen Detainee Deaths Homicide
March 16, 2005, Demetri Sevastopulo, Financial Times, Uighurs face return to China from Guantanamo
March 16, 2005, United Press International/The Washington Times, Algerian inmates claim Gitmo torture
March 16, 2005, Charlie Savage, The Boston Globe, Abuse led Navy to consider pulling Cuba interrogators
March 16, 2005, James Gordon Meek, New York Daily News, Gitmo taunter teaches tactics
March 16, 2005, Nat Hentoff, Jewish World Review, Accountability, American style
March 16, 2005, Pat Murphy, Idaho Mountain Express - Commentary, Two U.S. torture policies
March 15, 2005, Eric Leser, Le Monde/truthout, The Practice of Torture by the American Army Was Widespread in Afghanistan
March 15, 2005, Associated press/The New York Times, Documents Raise New Prison Abuse Concerns
March 15, 2005, Jerry Markon, The Washington Post, Exam Sought to Prove Saudis Tortured Va. Man
March 15, 2005, Associated press/The New York Times, Suspect in Bush Plot Seeks Medical Exams
March 15, 2005, Eric Lichtblau, The New York Times, Judge Delays Trial of Student Accused of Plot to Kill Bush
March 15, 2005, Paul McMasters, The Journal Gazette, Government secrecy makes America less safe
March 15, 2005, Editorial, Detroit Free Press, Privacy Intruder: Michigan correctly drops out of Matrix system
March 14, 2004, Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian, Guantánamo prisoners win transfer reprieve
March 14, 2005, Siobhan McDonough, Associated press/The Washington Post, Judge Blocks Transfer From Cuba of 13 Yemeni Detainees
March 14, 2005, Associated press/The New York Times, Va. Man Pleads Innocent to Terror Plot
March 14, 2005, Ruhi Hamid, BBC News, Muslim American: A new identity?
March 14, 2005, Robert Tanner, Associated Press, Aftermath of 9/11 tightened access to public records
March 14, 2005, Associated press/The New York Times, AP Review: Gov't Reducing Access to Info
March 14, 2005, Editorial, The Seattle Times, Try again, protect libraries, book stores
March 14, 2005, Pete Yost, Associated Press, Watchdog details confrontations with Ridge
March 13, 2005, Karen J. Greenberg, TomDispatch.com/truthout, The Courts and the War on Terror
March 13, 2005, Judge blocks transfer of Guantanamo detainees:
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Scott Shane, The New York Times, Judge Blocks the Transfer of 13 Detainees From Guantánamo
- Reuters/The New York Times, U.S. Judge Bars Transfer of 13 Guantanamo Detainees
- Associated press/The New York Times, Transfer of Guantanamo Detainees Blocked
March 13, 2005, Sunshine Week articles:
- Robert Tanner, Associated Press, Poll Shows Concern About Government Secrecy
- Martha Mendoza, Associated press/The Guardian, AP Review: Gov't Reducing Access to Info
- Holland (MI) Sentinel, Dimming lights: Government actions endanger freedom of information
- Paul McMasters, First Amendment Center, Star-Telegram (TX) op-ed, Your Right to Know: Working on a need-to-know basis
- Roanoke (VA) Times, Let Government Operate Openly, In the SunshineMarch 13, 2005, Verena Dobnik, Associated Press, Group: Afghan prison abuse began in 2002
March 13, 2005, Craig Whitlock, The Washington Post/truthout, Europeans Investigate CIA Role in Abductions
March 13, 2005, John Sifton, The Nation/Common Dreams, GIs Against Torture
March 13, 2005, Reuters/truthout, U.S. May End Up in Dock at UN Human Rights Meet
March 13, 2005, Editorial, The Washington Post, More Excuses (Church report on detainee abuse)
March 12, 2005, Rep. Edward J. Markey, Boston Globe Op-Ed, U.S. Must Stop 'Outsourcing' Torture
March 12, 2005, Douglas Jehl, The New York Times, Army Details Scale of Abuse of Prisoners in an Afghan Jail
March 12, 2005, Charlie Savage, Boston Globe, Mistreatment of Muslim inmates cited: DOJ Inspector General's report faults US prison
March 12, 2005, David Stout, The New York Times, Muslim Prisoners Were Mistreated, Inspector Says
March 12, 2005, Associated press/truthout, Sex Misconduct Alleged at Guantánamo Bay
March 12, 2005, Associated Press, The Washington Post, Bias Against Muslims In U.S. Prisons Detailed
March 12, 2005, Editorial, The Washington Post, End Mr. Padilla's Limbo
March 12, 2005, Associated Press, Rumsfeld Seeks to Move More Detainees: State Department Urged to Press Countries to Take Custody of Their Nationals
March 11, 2005, U.S. to transfer Guantanamo detainees:
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Douglas Jehl, The New York Times, Pentagon Seeks to Transfer More Detainees From Base in Cuba
- James Sturcke, Guardian, US 'plans to transfer Guantánamo detainees'
- John J. Lumpkin, Associated Press, More Guantanamo detainees may be sent home
March 11, 2005, Josh White, The Washington Post, Army, CIA Agreed on 'Ghost' Prisoners
March 11, 2005, BBC News, US held youngsters at Abu Ghraib
March 11, 2005, Associated press/The New York Times, Prisoners at Abu Ghraib Said Included Kids
March 11, 2005, Edward Spannaus, Executive Intelligence Review, Former Military Lawyers Join Lawsuit Against Rumsfeld
March 11, 2005, Church report on detainee abuse:
- Paul Koring, The Globe and Mail, Rumsfeld cleared in prison abuse scandal; activists decry finding
- Frank Davies, Detroit Free Press, Prisoner abuse report flawed, senators say
- Editorial, The New York Times, Abu Ghraib, Whitewashed Again
March 11, 2005, Nina Bernstein, The New York Times, Deportation Case Focuses on Definition of Torture
March 11, 2005, Editorial, Los Angeles Times/truthout, Torture by Proxy
March 11, 2005, Signe Waller, ZNet, Manlin Chee, Another Benchmark in Government Repression
March 11, 2005, Jonathan Steele, The Guardian/truthout, Annan Attacks Erosion of Rights in War on Terror
March 10, 2005, Church report on detainee abuse:
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Vicki Allen, Reuters, Pentagon Clears Senior Officials in Prison Abuse
- Josh White & R. Jeffrey Smith, The Washington Post, Abuse Review Exonerates Policy
- Associated press/The New York Times, Probe: Leaders Didn't Order Prison Abuse
- David Stout, The New York Times, Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Prisoner Abuse
- Common Dreams, Statement by the Center for Consitutional Rights Denouncing the Church Report On U.S. Torture and Abuse
March 10, 2005, Reuters/The New York Times, Senate Intelligence Chief Denies CIA Tortured
March 10, 2005, Associated press/The New York Times, Lawyers: Detained Turk Tortured at Gitmo
March 10, 2005, Associated press/CNN, Documents offer details about Abu Ghraib's children
March 10, 2005, Igor Volsky, The Circle/Common Dreams, All the Good Torture Jobs Are Being Sent Overseas
March 10, 2005, William L. Jusino, The Harvard Crimson, Would-Be Prof Denied Entry Visa
March 10, 2005, Ohio Patriot Act passes Senate:
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Reginald Fields, The Plain Dealer, Ohio Senate OKs revised anti-terrorism bill, 32-0
- Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated press/The Enquirer, Senate OKs bill requiring Ohioans to reveal identity
- James Drew, Toledo Blade, Senators endorse anti-terror measures
- David Laber, The Athens NEWS, Local activists to host forum to discuss state 'Patriot Act'
March 10, 2005, Associated Press, Journalism groups seek government openness
March 10, 2005, William J. Watkins Jr., The Independent Institute, The New Threat of Big Brother: The REAL ID Act
March 9, 2005, Brian Ross, ABC News, Secret FBI Report Questions Al Qaeda Capabilities
March 9, 2005, Agence France-Presse, Harsh words for US anti-terror strategy at Madrid conference
March 9, 2005, Associated Press, Ohioans Could Be Arrested For Not Telling Police Their Name
March 9, 2005, Alice Lipowicz, Government Computer News, DHS' Kelly casts wary eye toward national IDs
March 8, 2005, Michael Gawenda, The Sydney Morning Herald, Fresh evidence of CIA torture network
March 8, 2005, R. Jeffrey Smith, The Washington Post, Gonzales Defends Transfer of Detainees
March 8, 2005, Editorial, The New York Times, Torture by Proxy
March 8, 2005, Eric Lichtblau, The New York Times, Terror Suspects Buying Firearms, U.S. Report Finds
March 8, 2005, Kathleen Burge, The Boston Globe, Nicaraguan bows out of teaching post: Ex-rebel leader has visa denied
March 8, 2005, Neil A. Lewis, The New York Times, U.S. Eroding Inmates' Trust at Cuba Base, Lawyers Say
March 8, 2005, Leigh Sales, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Guantanamo challenge puts off Hicks trial
March 8, 2005, Opinion, The Miami Herald, Clear the air at Guantánamo Bay
March 8, 2005, Karen J. Dabdoub, The Enquirer, Firsthand account of anti-Muslim hate
March 8, 2005, Mark Sherman, Associated press/Seattle Post-Intelligencer, ACLU says White House blocked information
March 8, 2005, Robert Poe, Slate, Patriot Games: Spinning the invalidation of the government's spy laws
March 8, 2005, Andrew Zajac, Chicago Tribune, Push begins to strengthen Patriot Act
March 8, 2005, William Fisher, Inter Press Service, Patriot Act, Immigration Top Gonzalez Agenda
March 7, 2005, Michelle Mittelstadt, The Dallas Morning News, Gonzales defends Patriot Act, urges public debate on law
March 7, 2005, Associated press/The New York Times, Summit May Favor Tackling Causes of Terror
March 7, 2005, Reuters/The Boston Globe, Bush backs policy on terror suspects
March 7, 2005, Tom Regan, The Christian Science Monitor, Is US losing moral authority on human rights?
March 7, 2005, Elaine Cassel, FindLaw, The Strange Case of Ahmed Omar Abu Ali: Troubling Questions about the Government's Motives and Tactics
March 7, 2005, Associated press/The New York Times, U.S. Cautious of Terror Suspect Handovers
March 7, 2005, Deborah Charles, Reuters, U.S. Says It Doesn't Send Off Prisoners for Torture
March 7, 2005, Brian Ross, ABC News, CIA Jets Fly the War on Terror
March 7, 2005, Michael Isikoff, MSNBC, Terror: A Tangled Web
March 7, 2005, AAP (Australia), Guantanamo: Hicks to be Last Westerner Held and Phillip Coorey, Advertiser (Australia), Hicks Not Getting Fair Trial: Lawyer
March 7, 2005, Associated press/The New York Times, Last 3 French Detainees at Gitmo Let Go
March 7, 2005, Associated Press, Rumsfeld Sued Over Prisoner Abuse
March 7, 2005, Pratap Chatterjee, AlterNet, A former military interrogator talks about what went wrong at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib
March 7, 2005, Maggie Downs, The Enquirer, Ohio security bill has Muslims wary
March 7, 2005, Amy F. Bailey, Associated press/Detroit Free Press, Michigan State Police drop out of anti-terrorism network
March 7, 2005, Sarah Taylor, Indiana Statesman, Real ID Act is a Trojan horse
March 6, 2005, Andrew Zajac, Chicago Tribune/Baltimore Sun, White House use of privilege draws criticism
March 6, 2005, CBS News, White House Defends Interrogations
March 6, 2005, Carol Rosenberg, Knight Ridder/The Boston Globe, Guantanamo captives say abuse included mocking Islam
March 6, 2005, Richard A. Clarke, New York Times Magazine, Real IDs, Real Danger
March 6, 2005, Editorial, The Boston Globe, Tortured Principles
March 6, 2005, Reginald Fields, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Ohio bill spurs security vs. rights debate: State terror legislation brings heavy scrutiny
March 6, 2005, Douglas Jehl & David Johnston, The New York Times, Post-9/11 White House Rule Change Lets C.I.A. Freely Send Suspects Abroad to Jails
March 5, 2005, Stephen Sedley, The Guardian, The brutal truth: Book review of The Torture Papers: The Road to Abu Ghraib
March 5, 2005, Editorial, The Washington Post, Abuse in Secret
March 5, 2005, R. Jeffrey Smith & Josh White, The Washington Post, Soldier Who Reported Abuse Was Sent to Psychiatrist
March 5, 2005, John J. Lumpkin, Associated Press, Army Makes Prison Abuse Documents Public
March 5, 2005, Robert Nolin, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Friends Support Detainee: Egyptian's Name Found on Watch List
March 5, 2005, Darryl Fears, The Washington Post, Stalemate Lengthens Brothers' Detention: Citing Opposition To U.S. Restrictions, Four Refuse Release
March 5, 2005, Krissah Williams, The Washington Post, An Uneasy Transfer: Fearful of Links to Money Laundering, U.S. Banks Cut Ties to Small Wire Firms
March 4, 2005, Reuters, Three Guantanamo Officers Suspended in Conduct Probe
March 4, 2005, Aaron Gouveia, Norton (MA), Patriot Act Topic of Wheaton Debate Between Viet Dinh and Rep. Barney Frank
March 4, 2005, Associated Press, Reno Warns Against Eroding Constitutional Rights
March 4, 2005, Edward Wong, The New York Times/truthout, American Jails in Iraq Are Bursting With Detainees
March 4, 2005, Editorial, The Boston Globe, Justice for an immigrant
March 3, 2005, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press, Teacher granted delay in deportation
March 3, 2005, Edward Cody, The Washington Post, China Says U.S. Has Double Standard on Rights
March 3, 2005, Editorial, The New York Times, Looking the Other Way
March 3, 2005, Associated Press, Lawyers seek adjournment in terror suspect's extradition case
March 3, 2005, Dana Priest, The Washington Post, CIA Avoids Scrutiny of Detainee Treatment
March 3, 2005, Common Dreams, Center for Constitutional Rights Takes Case of U.S. Torture and Detention Before O.A.S. Inter-American Commission for Human Righs
March 3, 2005, Associated press/USA TODAY, Bush calls stopping bin Laden 'greatest challenge'
March 3, 2005, Robert Parry, In These Times/truthout, Negroponte's Dark Past: The case against Bush's new intelligence czar
March 2, 2005, Padilla ruling:
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Joanne Mariner, FindLaw, Power and Law: A New Ruling in the Padilla Case
- Dan Eggen, The Washington Post, Detention of American Is Defended
- Editorial, The Cincinnati Post, Checking presidential power
- Jacob G. Hornberger, The Future of Freedom Foundation, The Padilla Ruling Is a Victory for Freedom
March 2, 2005, Rumsfeld sued over torture:
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R. Jeffrey Smith, The Washington Post, Suit Says Rumsfeld Knew About Abuse of Detainees
- Reuters/The New York Times, Suit Alleges Rumsfeld Approved Torture
- BBC News, Rumsfeld sued over prison abuse
- James Gerstenzang, Los Angeles Times, Rumsfeld Sued Over Abuse of Prisoners
March 2, 2005, Dana Priest, The Washington Post, Democrats Seek Probes on CIA Interrogations
March 2, 2005, Ahmed Omar Abu Ali case:
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Jerry Markon, The Washington Post, N.Va. Man Admitted Terror Plot, Agent Says
- Matthew Barakat, Associated Press, FBI agent: Virginia man admitted plan to assassinate Bush
- Eric Lichtblau & James Dao, The Washington Post, Terror Suspect Told Saudis of Attack Plots, F.B.I. Says
March 2, 2005, Agence France-Presse/ABC, US top brass face Guantanamo abuse investigation
March 2, 2005, Uwe Jacobs, San Francisco Chronicle, Struggling with Our Own Inhumanity: The price of torture
March 2, 2005, Shaun Waterman, United Press International/The Washington Times, Defense wants cash for a new jail at Gitmo
March 1, 2005, Federal judge rules administration must charge or release Padilla:
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Richard A. Serrano, Los Angeles Times, Judge Rules Terror Suspect Must Be Charged or Freed
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R. Jeffrey Smith, The Washington Post, U.S. Must Charge Padilla With Crime or Release Him
- Jacob Jordan, Associated press/ABC News, White House Must Charge or Free Suspect
- Neil A. Lewis, The New York Times, Judge Says Terror Suspect Can't Be Held as an Enemy Combatant
March 1, 2005, Gonzales promotes the USA PATRIOT Act:
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Jerry Seper, The Washinton Times, Gonzales urges extension of Patriot Act
- R. Jeffrey Smith, The Washington Post, Attorney General Urges Renewal Of Patriot Act
- Andrew Zajac, Chicago Tribune, Gonzales steps into fray over judges: Attorney general calls for swift Senate votes, renewal of Patriot Act
- Eric Lichtblau, The New York Times, Gonzales Lays Out His Priorities at Justice Dept.
March 1, 2005, Jerry Markon, The Washington Post, Va. Terror Suspect Must Show He's No Danger to Make Bail
March 1, 2005, Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post, State Dept. Study Cites Torture of Prisoners, Rumsfeld Approved Similar Practices
March 1, 2005, Associated Press, The Baltimore Sun, Rumsfeld named in suit alleging torture by U.S. forces in Iraq, Afghanistan
March 1, 2005, Will Dunham, Reuters/The Boston Globe, ACLU, Ex-Detainees to Sue Rumsfeld Over Abuse
March 1, 2005, Barry Schweid, Associated Press, State Department Didn't Look at Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo
March 1, 2005, Deborah Pearlstein, The American Prospect/AlterNet, Laws of Gravity: When the law sanctions torture-lite, the real thing always follows.
March 1, 2005, Bryan Bender, The Boston Globe, Higher general to probe alleged abuse
March 1, 2005, Democracy Now!, Brooklyn's Abu Ghraib: Detainees in Post 9/11 Sweep Allege Abuse in New York Detention Center
March 1, 2005, Editorial, The News-Herald, Ohio doesn't need its own Patriot Act