Aug 7

Abu Ghraib abuse ringleader Graner released from prison<br />
    (Reuters)<br />

Reuters - The soldier who orchestrated abuses of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison was released on Saturday after serving more than six years in a Kansas military prison barracks, a U.S. Army spokeswoman said.

Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 14

CIA role suspected in 2003 Iraq prison homicide<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - A secret US federal grand jury is looking into the role of CIA agents in several alleged “war on terror” abuse cases, including the November 2003 homicide of a prisoner at Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison, Time magazine reported Monday.

Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 13

Guantanamo one of world's 'finest' prison: Rumsfeld<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - The “war on terror” prison at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is “one of the finest prison systems in the world,” former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld said in an interview with Fox News on Tuesday.

Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 9

Guantanamo one of world's 'finest' prison: Rumsfeld<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - The “war on terror” prison at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is “one of the finest prison systems in the world,” former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld said in an interview with Fox News on Tuesday.

Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 17

Military jury: Prison, dismissal for Army birther<br />
    (AP)<br />
Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 16

US officer faces prison in 'birther' court martial<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - A US Army officer who refused to deploy to Afghanistan because he believes President Barack Obama is not a legal citizen pleaded guilty Wednesday to disobeying orders.

Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 15

US army hands over last prison in Iraq<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - The US army handed control of Camp Cropper prison to Iraqi authorities on Thursday, effectively ending one of the most controversial chapters of the seven-year-long American military occupation.

Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 21

Man in Ohio terror case gets 20 years in prison<br />
    (AP)<br />

AP - One of three men convicted of plotting to recruit and train terrorists to kill U.S. soldiers in Iraq was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison.

Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 18

US military training Iraqi prison guards<br />
    (AP)<br />

AP - As the U.S. military prepares to hand over the remnants of its detention system to the Iraqi government next year, it is training Iraqi wardens and guards to ensure that changes it made after the Abu Ghraib scandal remain in place.

Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 11

Rioters set fires at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison<br />
    (AP)<br />

AP - Abu Ghraib prison inmates rioted for a second straight day Friday to demand better conditions, setting fire to mattresses and seizing an assault rifle from a guard before authorities said the situation was brought under control.

Read the rest of this entry »

« Previous Entries

Page 1 of 3123»