2004.05.21 - PEGC Update ======================== 1) THE YOO MEMO - DOJ - THE PLAN May 21, 2004 JUSTICE MEMOS EXPLAINED HOW TO SKIP PRISONER RIGHTS By Neil A. Lewis http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/21/politics/21MEMO.html Unfortunately, we still don't have the full text, but what's reported here is absolutely damning if it's accurate. Fort Worth Star-Telegram -- May 20, 2004 TALK OF POLICIES AND PROBLEMS 'Power to do everything' By Linda Campbell, Star-Telegram Staff Writer http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/opinion/8711787.htm ** The Plan I've corrected typos, added links for most of the citations, and added a PDF download based on Prof. Paust's original Word Perfect document at the bottom. I've been sending this to everyone I can think of -- you should too!! American Society of International Law (ASIL) ASILforum List serve -- May 19, 2004 THE COMMON PLAN TO VIOLATE THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS By Jordan J. Paust http://pegc.no-ip.info/paust_the_plan.html ** Two papers of interest here: Why GTMO? By COL Daniel F. McCallum, USA, Seminar Paper, National War College AY 2002-2003 http://pegc.no-ip.info/archive/Journals/McCallum_why_gtmo.pdf Eugene R. Fidell, Military Commissions & Administrative Law, 6 Green Bag 2d 379 (2003) http://www.nimj.org/documents/GreenBag.pdf 2) TORTURE SCANDAL Washington Post -- Friday, May 21, 2004 NEW DETAILS OF PRISON ABUSE EMERGE Abu Ghraib Detainees' Statements Describe Sexual Humiliation And Savage Beatings By Scott Higham and Joe Stephens, Washington Post Staff Writers http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43783-2004May20.html SWORN STATEMENTS BY ABU GHRAIB DETAINEES: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43783-2004May20.html NEW PHOTOS: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/flash/photo/world/2004-05-20_photos/index_frames.htm?startat=1&indexFile=world_2004-05-20_photos','cwgallery_win','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,copyhistory=no,width=740,height=560,left=0,top=0,screenX=0,screenY=0' Reuters-- May 21, 2004 ICRC CONCERNED FOR DETAINEES IN SECRET US JAILS http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=5220427 The Scotsman (UK)-- May 21, 2004 RED CROSS CONCERN OVER US DETENTION OF TERROR SUSPECTS By Andrew Woodcock, Political Correspondent, PA News http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2957415 The Guardian (UK) -- May 20, 2004 THE RELIGIOUS WARRIOR OF ABU GHRAIB AN EVANGELICAL US GENERAL PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN IRAQI PRISON REFORM By Sidney Blumenthal http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1220622,00.html UPI-- May 19, 2004 SENATE WANTS GITMO 'TORTURE' VIDEOS, TOO By Shaun Waterman, UPI Homeland and National Security Editor http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20040519-070318-7612r 3) GUANTANAMO BAY Newsday -- May 21, 2004 LAWYERS OBJECTED TO GUANTANAMO QUESTIONING By Robert Burns, AP Military Writer http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-guantanamo-interrogation-rules,0,2359636.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines Reuters -- May 20, 2004 ATTACK FEARS SPARKED GUANTANAMO CRACKDOWN - OFFICIAL By Charles Aldinger http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=5211107 DoD -- May 20, 2004 DoD BACKGROUND BRIEFING Presenter: Lawrence Di Rita and Senior Defense Official http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/2004/tr20040520-0788.html The Guardian (UK) -- May 20, 2004 10:01 PM EX-GUANTANAMO GENERAL SAYS HE WAS PRESSED By Randall Richard, AP National Writer http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4113549,00.html 4) OP-ED Atlanta Journal-Constitution: May 20, 2004 DEFENSE 'CEO' ACCOUNTABLE FOR PRISON ABUSES By Ellen Podgor, Special to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/0504/20podgor.html Regards, Charly * * * Charles Gittings Oakland, California cbgittings@sbcglobal. net +1-510-923-1688 PROJECT TO ENFORCE THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS (PEGC) http://PEGC.no-ip.info PEGC Update http://PEGC.no-ip.info/PEGC_Update.html