Detainees Were Also Murdered at Bagram in Afghanistan

A new report documenting the torture of more than two-dozen former prisoners held at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2008 comes several months after a bipartisan Congressional committee linked the murder of two detainees held at the same prison facility to policies enacted by George W. Bush and ex-Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jul 1, 2009 - 10:26 PM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Jul 1, 2009 - 10:26 PM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - Jul. 1, 2009

The story fills in more details on torture that led to murders in Afghanistan under the directives of the Bush administrations. The Obama efforts to cover up the war crimes of the Bush era call for such reporting.

I have watched "Taxi to the Dark Side." It is a tale of disgrace to our nation. The perpetrators were at the highest levels and should be prosecuted.

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