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On AlterNet: army field manual

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "army field manual"

How the Press, the Pentagon, and Even Human Rights Groups Sold Us an Army Field Manual that (Still) Sanctions Torture

How the Press, the Pentagon, and Even Human Rights Groups Sold Us an Army Field Manual that (Still) Sanctions Torture

Jeffrey S. Kaye, AlterNet. January 24, 2009.
With the Army Field Manual likely to become the new standard for interrogation, the truth behind it is more crucial than ever.

Executive Orders to Close Secret Prisons Mark Beginning of the End of Lawlessness

Executive Orders to Close Secret Prisons Mark Beginning of the End of Lawlessness

Center for Constitutional RightsJanuary 22, 2009.
Under Bush, executive orders meant shredding the Constitution. It's uplifting to see them used to set things right.

How the U.S. Army's Field Manual Codified Torture -- and Still Does

How the U.S. Army's Field Manual Codified Torture -- and Still Does

Jeffrey S. Kaye, AlterNet. January 7, 2009.
Buried in Appendix M of the Army Field Manual, the Guantanamo virus is spreading, and eradicating it will require all of us to spread the word.

The Anti-Torture Veto: Behind Bush's Defense of

The Anti-Torture Veto: Behind Bush's Defense of "Enhanced" Interrogations

Jeffrey S. Kaye, Invictus. March 11, 2008.
Bush's anti-torture veto -- and his subsequent radio address -- follow a long tradition of obfuscation and doublespeak.