John Barry
"What Bush seemed to have in mind was applying his broad doctrine of pre-emption to interrogations: to get information that could help stop terrorist acts before they could be carried out. This was justified by what is known in counterterror circles as the 'ticking time bomb' theory—the idea that when faced with an imminent threat by a terrorist, almost any method is justified, even torture." [more]
"On Capitol Hill, Democrats and some Republicans—including retiring House Majority Leader Dick Armey—are concerned that the project is part of a wider White House strategy to erode civil liberties in pursuit of security." [more]
" 'All were bound hand and foot either with their own turbans or with strips ripped from their clothing, he says. Then they were packed in container trucks 'like cattle,' he says. He reckons that about 100 people died in his container. The drivers remain tormented by what they took part in. 'Why weren't there any United Nations people there to see the dead bodies?' asks one. 'Why wasn't anything being done?' " [more]
"While still wrangling over how to overthrow Iraqís Saddam Hussein, the Bush administration is already looking for other targets. President Bush has called for the ouster of Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat. Now some in the administrationóand allies at D.C. think tanksóare eyeing Iran and even Saudi Arabia. As one senior British official put it: 'Everyone wants to go to Baghdad. Real men want to go to Tehran.' ...'Syria and even Egypt are now under discussion in neoconservative circles, along with North Korea and Burma.' " [more]
"President Bush is arming troops to protect Occidental Petroleum in Colombia. What next?" [more]
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(Reuters, Dec 18)
"Federal prison officers in Brooklyn physically and verbally abused immigrants detained after the Sept. 11 attacks, slamming them against the wall and painfully twisting their arms and hands, the U.S. Justice Department's inspector general said on Thursday." [more]
(STAFF, DEBKAfile, Dec 14)
"Saddam was seized, possibly with the connivance of his own men, and held in that hole in Adwar for three weeks or more, which would have accounted for his appearance and condition. Meanwhile, his captors bargained for the $25m prize the Americans promised for information leading to his capture alive or dead." [more]
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