Tortured 100+, Persecutions 1.1 - Page 10

garo · 2013-10-05, 20:41

Cheers. Quite appropriate that this is posted in the torture thread as solitary confinement for extended periods is nothing but torture.

Nick · 2013-12-20, 19:54

A tortured Libyan man's bid to sue the UK government for allegedly colluding in his rendition cannot be settled in a UK court, the High Court rules. The judge said Abdul-Hakim Belhaj had a "well-founded claim" but pursuing it would jeopardise national security.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25464362

chalsall · 2013-12-20, 20:04

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Originally Posted by Nick

A tortured Libyan man's bid to sue the UK government for allegedly colluding in his rendition cannot be settled in a UK court, the High Court rules. The judge said Abdul-Hakim Belhaj had a "well-founded claim" but pursuing it would jeopardise national security.

There's a bug in the code....

ewmayer · 2013-12-21, 22:08

http://www.opendemocracy.net/tom-eng...lbum-from-hell

I wasn't able to view the link - saw it along with excerpts on another site - but websearch indicates it's the right one. Is anyone else here (un)able to view the page?

kladner · 2013-12-21, 22:50

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Originally Posted by ewmayer

http://www.opendemocracy.net/tom-eng...lbum-from-hell

I wasn't able to view the link - saw it along with excerpts on another site - but websearch indicates it's the right one. Is anyone else here (un)able to view the page?

Went to a "page not found" almost instantly, but then responded to links to different versions of the site. Unfortunately, it then put up an inarguable "Register" dialog, so I left.

only_human · 2013-12-21, 23:33

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Originally Posted by ewmayer

http://www.opendemocracy.net/tom-eng...lbum-from-hell

I wasn't able to view the link - saw it along with excerpts on another site - but websearch indicates it's the right one. Is anyone else here (un)able to view the page?

Are you talking about this article? I'm not sure what you are asking.
Tomgram: Engelhardt, Washington's Wedding Album From Hell
Posted by Tom Engelhardt at 8:24am, December 20, 2013.

kladner · 2013-12-22, 01:18

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Originally Posted by only_human

Are you talking about this article? I'm not sure what you are asking.
Tomgram: Engelhardt, Washington's Wedding Album From Hell
Posted by Tom Engelhardt at 8:24am, December 20, 2013.

Thanks for pointing out the source. Tomgrams are often very insightful and informative articles.

markr · 2013-12-22, 02:05

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Originally Posted by ewmayer

http://www.opendemocracy.net/tom-eng...lbum-from-hell

I wasn't able to view the link - saw it along with excerpts on another site - but websearch indicates it's the right one. Is anyone else here (un)able to view the page?

Seems the apostrophe lost its original encoding somewhere along the way - this works:
[link]http://www.opendemocracy.net/tom-engelhardt/washington%E2%80%99s-wedding-album-from-hell[/link]
Still, may as well go to the source on tomdispatch.com.

ewmayer · 2014-02-15, 22:30

How Obama Officials Cried ‘Terrorism’ to Cover Up a Paperwork Error | Wired.com

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After seven years of litigation, two trips to a federal appeals court and $3.8 million worth of lawyer time, the public has finally learned why a wheelchair-bound Stanford University scholar was cuffed, detained and denied a flight from San Francisco to Hawaii: FBI human error.

FBI agent Kevin Kelley was investigating Muslims in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2004 when he checked the wrong box on a terrorism form, erroneously placing Rahinah Ibrahim on the no-fly list.

Note the initial mistake and early coverup occurred under Bush Jr., but Obama et al really doubled down on it. This is again symptomatic of the imperial presidency and post-9/11 natsec statism rather than party affiliation - the latter only matters, if at all, in the spin used to justify the state's crimes.

ewmayer · 2014-04-01, 21:18

CIA misled public on interrogation program, newspaper reports

Re. the final para.: Methinks Miz Feinstein, who is perfectly OK with government mass-warrantless surveillance of the ordinary citizenry, doth protest overmuch.

kladner · 2014-04-01, 23:32

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Originally Posted by ewmayer

CIA misled public on interrogation program, newspaper reports

Re. the final para.: Methinks Miz Feinstein, who is perfectly OK with government mass-warrantless surveillance of the ordinary citizenry, doth protest overmuch.

DiFi has only become more disgusting over her career. She certainly sneered mightily and condescendingly at those who took issue with mass surveillance.

2013-10-05, 20:41	#100
garo Aug 2002 Termonfeckin, IE 2²×691 Posts	Cheers. Quite appropriate that this is posted in the torture thread as solitary confinement for extended periods is nothing but torture. Last fiddled with by garo on 2013-10-05 at 20:47

2013-12-20, 19:54	#101
Nick Dec 2012 The Netherlands 3246₈ Posts	A tortured Libyan man's bid to sue the UK government for allegedly colluding in his rendition cannot be settled in a UK court, the High Court rules. The judge said Abdul-Hakim Belhaj had a "well-founded claim" but pursuing it would jeopardise national security. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25464362

2013-12-21, 22:08	#103
ewmayer ∂²ω=0 Sep 2002 República de California 10110101110111₂ Posts	http://www.opendemocracy.net/tom-eng...lbum-from-hell I wasn't able to view the link - saw it along with excerpts on another site - but websearch indicates it's the right one. Is anyone else here (un)able to view the page?

2014-04-01, 21:18	#109
ewmayer ∂²ω=0 Sep 2002 República de California 103×113 Posts	CIA misled public on interrogation program, newspaper reports Re. the final para.: Methinks Miz Feinstein, who is perfectly OK with government mass-warrantless surveillance of the ordinary citizenry, doth protest overmuch.