McClatchy reports on the most recent torture investigation of prisoners held by the United States. Physicians for Human Rights released a special study detailing the torture of 11 prisoners whose stories were confirmed by medical exams including X-Rays that confirms the abuse. The detainees were all held without charges and released following their detention. This story has links to the Physicians for Human Rights website where you can read the reports (upsetting to read) and links to McClatchy�s ongoing investigation of Guantanamo. Gen Taguba wrote the introduction to the report and condemns the actions of the Bush administration. The White House had no comment on this report. A Pentagon spokesman is quoted as saying that ... More »

This is a news report stating that the general who led the investigation into Abu Ghraib says the Bush administration is guilty of war crimes.

Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba declares that Bush's team committed war crimes? That's an amazing accusation coming from a man who devoted his entire life to service to his country. This should be front page news. As I said before, McClatchy was doing the hard reporting on Iraq before it was it was popular to do so. I note again that not only is this report well-sourced, but as always, the reporter asks the Administration for their response. And as always, they deny that they ever tortured anyone. But this time, their accuser is retired Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba, who did the original Abu Ghraib investigation for the army. This is a difficult subject to write about. As a vietnam veteran, I remember a time when the United States ... More »