By Raw Story
Saturday, January 30th, 2010 — 7:15 pm
Saturday, January 30th, 2010 — 7:15 pm
The men who advised former President Bush to waterboard detainees and deprive them of sleep will be cleared of charges of professional misconduct by a Justice Department ethics report.
The report, which has yet to be released, states that Jay Bybee, now a federal appellate court judge, and John Yoo, now a law professor, showed “poor judgment,” but will not face legal action for their advocacy of harsh interrogation tactics.
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Haiti organisations attack US takeover
February 1, 2010Haitian community organisations have united to demand an “end to the militarisation of aid” and plead for international solidarity brigades to help the country’s reconstruction.
Anti-poverty groups, shanty town community organisers and local medical charities issued a joint statement criticising the US government’s takeover of relief efforts following last month’s devastating earthquake as part of a “strategy of the remilitarisation of the Caribbean.”
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