We found 522 results for “Counterterrorism”.
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Lindsey Graham, Meet Alberto Gonzales
February 19, 2010
Cross-posted at Huffington Post. Earlier today, former Attorney General John Ashcroft admitted at a Conservative Political Action Conference that civilian trials for terrorists have “use and utility.” Sam Stein…
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Freedom and Security are not Enemies
February 19, 2010
By Gabor Rona International Legal Director Vice President Joe Biden hit the nail on the head when he said Dick Cheney cannot change history and…
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Global Human Rights Advocates Meet With President Obama on U.S. Human Rights Agenda
February 18, 2010
Washington, DC – Frontline human rights defenders from around the globe met today in the Roosevelt Room in the West Wing of the White House with…
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President Obama Meets Massimino and Human Rights Activists prior to Human Rights Summit
February 18, 2010
Human Rights First’s Elisa Massimino met with President Obama this morning, along with a group of activists participating in the Human Rights Summit today and…
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Former Bush speechwriter wants more torture
February 15, 2010
By Renée Schomp Apologists for post-9/11 Bush administration policies seem determined to convince us that torture is effective, justified, and necessary. Former Bush administration speechwriter…
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No More Air Time for the Cheneys
February 12, 2010
In what ABC is touting as a “rare” Sunday appearance, former Vice President Cheney will sit down for an interview on “This Week” this coming Sunday. Sunday…
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Thiessen Watch: Security Clearance = Expertise on Torture?
February 12, 2010
By Renée Schomp, Law and Security This morning on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, when former Bush administration speechwriter Marc Thiessen and author of a recently published pro-torture…
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An Intelligent Way to Enhance National Security?
January 28, 2010
By Daphne Eviatar, Senior Associate, Law and Security Crossposted from Huffington Post Ever since the failed attempt to blow up a Northwest airline carrier on Christmas…
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Obama Administration Urged to Table Indefinite Detention Recommendation
January 22, 2010
(Washington, DC January 22, 2010) Following a Justice Department-led task force recommendation that approximately 1/4 of the nearly 200 Guantanamo detainees be detained indefinitely without…
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Former Bush speechwriter wants more torture
January 15, 2010
By Renée Schomp Apologists for post-9/11 Bush administration policies seem determined to convince us that torture is effective, justified, and necessary. Former Bush administration speechwriter…
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Guantanamo Closure Remains Key to National Security
January 5, 2010
(Washington, DC January 5, 2010) Following today’s White House announcement that detainee transfers from the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Yemen are…
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Rights Group Praises Guantanamo Closure Commitment
December 15, 2009
(Washington DC December 15, 2009) Ahead of today’s anticipated announcement that the Obama Administration plans to relocate detainees from the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo…