Pauline Jelinek
"Bush said he would not be rushed into making a decision before he leaves Monday evening for a five-country African tour. He called anew on President Charles Taylor to resign and leave the country, steps that U.S. officials have hinted are a condition for dispatching American troops." [more]
"Camp Delta has space for a little over 600, so the new construction would mean a capacity of over 800. Officials said previously that they could eventually expand the prison to hold 2,000." [more]
"A team was scheduled to arrive Friday or Saturday in Uruzgan province to investigate one of the worst such accidents of the campaign ó a July 1 airstrike that Afghans say killed 48 civilians. In continued fallout from that accident, governors of six provinces in Afghanistan said Friday they would require Americans to get their permission before launching military operations in their regions." [more]
"Three American soldiers were killed and 20 wounded in Afghanistan Wednesday when a bomb launched from an Air Force B-52 bomber missed its target. The friendly-fire accident produced the worst U.S. casualty toll of the war." [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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