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t r u t h o u t | 07.01
Abu Ghraib Inmates Sue Contractors, Claim Torture
http://www.truthout.org/article/abu-ghraib-inmates-sue-contractors-claim-torture
David Dishneau, of The Associated Press: "Three Iraqis and a Jordanian filed
federal lawsuits Monday alleging they were tortured by US defense contractors
while detained at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq in 2003 and 2004. The lawsuits
allege that those arrested and taken to the prison were subjected to forced
nudity, electrical shocks, mock executions and other inhumane treatment. They
seek unspecified payments high enough to compensate the detainees for their
injuries, and to deter contractors from such conduct in the future."
US, NATO Deaths in Afghanistan Pass Iraq Toll
http://www.truthout.org/article/us-nato-deaths-afghanistan-pass-iraq-toll
Jason Straziuso, of The Associated Press: "Militants killed more US and NATO
troops in Afghanistan in June than in Iraq for the second straight month, a
grim milestone capping a run of headline-grabbing insurgent attacks that analysts
say underscore the Taliban's growing strength. The fundamentalist militia in
June staged a sophisticated jailbreak that freed 886 prisoners, then briefly
infiltrated a strategic valley outside Kandahar."
Judges Cite Need for Reliable Evidence to Hold Detainees
http://www.truthout.org/article/judges-cite-need-reliable-evidence-hold-detainees
Del Quentin Wilber and Josh White, of The Washington Post: "In reversing a
military tribunal's determination that a Chinese detainee was an 'enemy combatant,'
a federal appeals court criticized the government's evidence and compared its
legal theories to a nonsensical 19th-century poem. A three-judge panel of the
US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit wrote in a 39-page
opinion released yesterday that tribunals and courts must be able to assess
whether evidence is reliable before determining the fate of detainees."
McCain's Energy Record Is On/Off
http://www.truthout.org/article/mccains-energy-record-is-onoff
Noam N. Levey, of The Los Angeles Times: "McCain's record of tackling energy
policy on Capitol Hill shows little of the clear direction he says would come
from a McCain White House. Instead, the Arizona senator has swerved from one
position to another over the years, taking often contradictory stances on the
federal government's role in energy policy."
Wounded Iraqi Forces Say They've Been Abandoned
http://www.truthout.org/article/wounded-iraqi-forces-say-theyve-been-abandoned
Michael Kamber, of The New York Times: "Dawoud Ameen, a former Iraqi soldier,
lay in bed, his shattered legs splayed before him, worrying about the rent
for his family of five. Mr. Ameen's legs were shredded by shrapnel from a roadside
bomb in September 2006 and now, like many wounded members of the Iraqi security
forces, he is deeply in debt and struggling to survive. For now, he gets by
on $125 a month brought to him by members of his old army unit, charity and
whatever his wife, Jinan, can beg from her relatives. But he worries that he
could lose even that meager monthly stipend."
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