"Little Known Military Thug Squad Still Brutalizing Prisoners at Gitmo Under Obama"

Democracy Now by Jeremy Scahill, Amy Goodman | May. 19, 2009 (News Report)

the Obama administration is continuing to use a notorious military police unit at Guantanamo that regularly brutalizes unarmed prisoners, including gang-beating them, breaking their bones, gouging their eyes and dousing them with chemicals. This force, officially known as the Immediate Reaction Force, has been labeled the “Extreme Repression Force” by Guantanamo prisoners, and human rights lawyers call their actions illegal. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Human Rights, Racism, Torture, Obama Administration
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - May 19, 2009 - 1:55 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), Paul Crossgrove (review), Kenneth Sibbett (review), Randy Morrow (review)
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - May 19, 2009 - 1:55 PM PDT
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Randy Morrow
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 by Randy Morrow - May. 21, 2009

This article details more detainee abuse that has not gotten much (any?) attention.

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Dwight Rousu
4.7
 by Dwight Rousu - May. 20, 2009

The IRF teams performing torture and beatings under the Obama administration is reported. Torture is still being performed in our name. This is significant and disgraceful.

So much for human values in this administration.

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Kenneth Sibbett
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 by Kenneth Sibbett - May. 19, 2009

Amy Goodman in another hard-hitting interview. If people believe Obama has stopped all torture at Gitmo, please read this article.

Another nail in the coffin of the Bush administration. When will it end? when will the leaks stop? Only when there has been a full investigation and the people that did these terrible things are prosecuted.

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Paul Crossgrove
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 by Paul Crossgrove - May. 19, 2009

This was painful reading. I am not seeing the change I voted for in November and I think I am alone on a small raft of hope in a sea of naked realities.

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