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Abuse, Torture and Rape Reported at Unlisted U.S.-Run Prisons in Iraq

Article • December 15, 2004 • from PLN December, 2004

Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Military Prisons

Abuse, Torture and Rape Reported at Unlisted U.S.-Run Prisons in Iraq by Lisa Ashkenaz Croke Abuse, Torture and Rape Reported at Unlisted U.S.-run Prisons in Iraq by Lisa Ashkenaz Croke American legal investigators have discovered evidence of abuse, torture and rape throughout the US-run prison system in Iraq. A Michigan …

International Red Cross Suspects U.S. Hiding Foreign Detainees

Article • December 15, 2004 • from PLN December, 2004

Filed under: Classification, Transfers, DOC/BOP misconduct, Military Prisons

International Red Cross Suspects U.S. Hiding Foreign Detainees by The International Red Cross (IRC) said on July 13, 2004, that it suspects the United States is hiding foreign detainees in prisons throughout the world. According to Antonella Notari, spokeswoman for the International Committee of the Red Cross, terror suspects that …

No Restraint, No Consequences: Privatizing Overseas Intelligence Extraction

Article • November 15, 2004 • from PLN November, 2004

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Titan Corp., Contractor Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Restraints, Contractor Liability, Military Prisons

No Restraint, No Consequences: Privatizing Overseas Intelligence Extraction by by Matthew T. Clarke The Center for Constitutional Rights, a New York-based nonprofit legal center, helped Iraqi prisoners file a class-action lawsuit against private "interrogation services" contractors Titan Corporation and CACI International Incorporated alleging that Iraqi citizens being held without charges …

Iraqi Dungeons and Torture Chambers Under New, American Trained Management

Article • September 15, 2004 • from PLN September, 2004

Filed under: Private Prisons, Management and Training Corporation, Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Political Prisoners, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Prisoners-International, Military Prisons

Iraqi Dungeons and Torture Chambers Under New, American Trained Management by Leah Caldwell Just a year ago, Attorney General John Ashcroft pointed to the Iraqi prison system as a shining example of the freedoms that the U.S. would bring to Iraq. He said, "Now, all Iraqis can taste liberty in …

Abu Ghraib, USA

Article • July 15, 2004 • from PLN July, 2004

Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, International Law, Prisoners-International, Military Prisons

Abu Ghraib, USA by Anne-Marie Cusac When I first saw the photo, taken at the Abu Ghraib prison, of a hooded and robed figure strung with electrical wiring, I thought of the Sacramento, California, city jail. When I heard that dogs had been used to intimidate and bite at least …

Welcome to Guantanamo World

Article • June 15, 2004 • from PLN June, 2004

Filed under: Political Prisoners, International Law, Military, Military Prisons

Welcome to Guantanamo World by Tom Engelhardt The clue for 17 across, a seven-letter empty space in the Friday, March 26, New York Times crossword puzzle was "detainee's entitlement." It took me a while to break the code _ the Friday crossword's always a nightmare _ and discover that the …

U.S. Torture: A Sordid History Of Official And Systematic Abuse

Article • March 15, 2003 • from PLN October, 2004

Filed under: Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings

U.S. Torture: A Sordid History Of Official And Systematic Abuse by G. Flint Taylor by G . Flint Taylor The brutal and sadistic torture by U.S. military prison guards, military intelligence officers, and CIA interrogators which is being revealed daily in the mainstream media has brought protestations from President Bush, …

Scrubbing Abu Ghraib Away

Article • March 15, 2003 • from PLN October, 2004

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Commentary/Reviews, Military Prisons

Scrubbing Abu Ghraib Away by Mumia Abu-Jamal SCRUBBING ABU GHRAIB AWAY by Mumia Abu-Jamal If persistent news tips are correct, the U.S. Army's report on the barbarities at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison will lodge blame for the events there at the rank of colonel and below, and no real bigwigs …

Lines in the Sand

Article • November 15, 1990 • from PLN November, 1990

Filed under: Commentary/Reviews

Lines in the Sand by Paul Wright By Paul A. Wright As we go to press several hundred thousand American soldiers are waiting in the desert of Saudi Arabia. I expect that before too long they will be attacking Iraq or Iraqi troops in Kuwait. It cannot be said that …