Legislative Calendar

Legislative Calendar
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Total Pages : 580
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ISBN-10 : PURD:32754082333927
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Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis Legislative Calendar by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations

The Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Torture (Academic Edition)

The Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Torture (Academic Edition)
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Publisher : Melville House
Total Pages : 820
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ISBN-10 : 9781612198477
ISBN-13 : 1612198473
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis The Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Torture (Academic Edition) by : Senate Select Committee On Intelligence

The study edition of book the Los Angeles Times called, "The most extensive review of U.S. intelligence-gathering tactics in generations." This is the complete Executive Summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee's investigation into the CIA's interrogation and detention programs -- a.k.a., The Torture Report. Based on over six million pages of secret CIA documents, the report details a covert program of secret prisons, prisoner deaths, interrogation practices, and cooperation with other foreign and domestic agencies, as well as the CIA's efforts to hide the details of the program from the White House, the Department of Justice, the Congress, and the American people. Over five years in the making, it is presented here exactly as redacted and released by the United States government on December 9, 2014, with an introduction by Daniel J. Jones, who led the Senate investigation. This special edition includes: • Large, easy-to-read format. • Almost 3,000 notes formatted as footnotes, exactly as they appeared in the original report. This allows readers to see obscured or clarifying details as they read the main text. • An introduction by Senate staffer Daniel J. Jones who led the investigation and wrote the report for the Senate Intelligence Committee, and a forward by the head of that committee, Senator Dianne Feinstein.

Globalizing Torture

Globalizing Torture
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Publisher : Open Society Inst
Total Pages : 212
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ISBN-10 : 193613375X
ISBN-13 : 9781936133758
Rating : 4/5 (5X Downloads)

Synopsis Globalizing Torture by :

Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Central Intelligence Agency embarked on a highly classified program of secret detention and extraordinary rendition of terrorist suspects. The program was designed to place detainee interrogations beyond the reach of law. Suspected terrorists were seized and secretly flown across national borders to be interrogated by foreign governments that used torture, or by the CIA itself in clandestine 'black sites' using torture techniques. This report is the most comprehensive account yet assembled of the human rights abuses associated with secret detention and extraordinary rendition operations. It details for the first time the number of known victims, and lists the foreign governments that participated in these operations. It shows that responsibility for the abuses lies not only with the United States but with dozens of foreign governments that were complicit. More than 10 years after the 2001 attacks, this report makes it unequivocally clear that the time has come for the United States and its partners to definitively repudiate these illegal practices and secure accountability for the associated human rights abuses.

Crimes Committed by Terrorist Groups

Crimes Committed by Terrorist Groups
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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 9781437929591
ISBN-13 : 1437929591
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis Crimes Committed by Terrorist Groups by : Mark S. Hamm

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Examines terrorists¿ involvement in a variety of crimes ranging from motor vehicle violations, immigration fraud, and mfg. illegal firearms to counterfeiting, armed bank robbery, and smuggling weapons of mass destruction. There are 3 parts: (1) Compares the criminality of internat. jihad groups with domestic right-wing groups. (2) Six case studies of crimes includes trial transcripts, official reports, previous scholarship, and interviews with law enforce. officials and former terrorists are used to explore skills that made crimes possible; or events and lack of skill that the prevented crimes. Includes brief bio. of the terrorists along with descriptions of their org., strategies, and plots. (3) Analysis of the themes in closing arguments of the transcripts in Part 2. Illus.

The Cuban Program

The Cuban Program
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Publisher : Agriculture Department
Total Pages : 176
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ISBN-10 : LOC:00071242559
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Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis The Cuban Program by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations

New Castro, Same Cuba

New Castro, Same Cuba
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Total Pages : 142
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105133130794
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Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis New Castro, Same Cuba by : Nik Steinberg

This 123-page report shows how the Raúl Castro government has relied in particular on the Criminal Code offense of "dangerousness," which allows authorities to imprison individuals before they have committed any crime, on the suspicion that they are likely to commit an offense in the future. This "dangerousness" provision is overtly political, defining as "dangerous" any behavior that contradicts Cuba's socialist norms.

Apollo's Warriors

Apollo's Warriors
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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Total Pages : 388
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ISBN-10 : 0788149830
ISBN-13 : 9780788149832
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Apollo's Warriors by : Michael E. Haas

Presenting a fascinating insider's view of U.S.A.F. special operations, this volume brings to life the critical contributions these forces have made to the exercise of air & space power. Focusing in particular on the period between the Korean War & the Indochina wars of 1950-1979, the accounts of numerous missions are profusely illustrated with photos & maps. Includes a discussion of AF operations in Europe during WWII, as well as profiles of Air Commandos who performed above & beyond the call of duty. Reflects on the need for financial & political support for restoration of the forces. Bibliography. Extensive photos & maps. Charts & tables.

Getting Away with Torture

Getting Away with Torture
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 102
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ISBN-10 : 1564327892
ISBN-13 : 9781564327895
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Getting Away with Torture by : Reed Brody

Recommendations -- Background: official sanction for crimes against detainees -- Torture of detainees in US counterterrorism operations -- Individual criminal responsibility -- Appendix: foreign state proceedings regarding US detainee mistreatment -- Acknowledgments and methodology.