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Videotape Complicates U.S. Deal With Emirates

by on 05. May, 2009 in Hard News

BEIRUT, Lebanon – A gruesome videotape showing a member of the Abu Dhabi ruling family torturing an Afghan grain merchant has begun casting a lurid new light on allegations of human rights abuses in a city-state better known for skyscrapers and global finance. The 45-minute videotape shows Sheik Issa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, assisted by uniformed [...]

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Spanish Judge Opens Probe into Guantanamo Torture

by on 03. May, 2009 in Hard News

MADRID – A Spanish judge on Wednesday opened an investigation into an alleged “systematic programme” of torture at the US Guantanamo Bay detention camp, following accusations by four former prisoners.

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The Psychologists of Torture

by on 29. Apr, 2009 in General

Medical professionals designed and helped to implement Bush administration interrogation practices.

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Islamophobia on American Campuses

by on 29. Apr, 2009 in General, Opinion

By Karin Friedemann Karin Friedemann is a Boston-based writer on the Middle East affairs and US politics Khaleej Times Online      26 April 2009 Muslim parents from around the world once sent their children off to school in America with simple warnings against wine and song, but now Muslim students must be prepared to [...]

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