2006.02.18 - PEGC Update ========================== 1) GUANTANAMO BAY Seton Hall U. School of Law - February 16, 2006 REPORT ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES A profile of 517 detainees through analysis of Department of Defense data By Mark Denbeaux, Joshua Denbeaux, David Gratz, John Gregorek, Matthew Darby, Shana Edwards, Shane Hartman, Daniel Mann and Helen Skinner http://law.shu.edu/news/guantanamo_report_final_2_08_06.pdf UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) -- February 15, 2006 SITUATION OF DETAINEES AT GUANTANAMO BAY Report of the Chairperson of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Ms. Leila Zerrougui; the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Mr. Leandro Despouy; the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Mr. Manfred Nowak; the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ms. Asma Jahangir; and the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Mr. Paul Hunt. http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/docs/62chr/E.CN.4.2006.120_.pdf New York Times -- February 17, 2006 INVESTIGATORS FOR UN URGE US TO CLOSE GUANTANAMO By Warren Hoge http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/17/international/17nations.html The Guardian (UK) -- February 17, 2006 JUDGE'S ANGER AT US TORTURE By Richard Norton-Taylor and Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington http://www.guardian.co.uk/guantanamo/story/0,,1711833,00.html The Times (UK) -- February 16, 2006 COURT GO-AHEAD FOR GUANTANAMO THREE By Jenny Booth and agencies http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2043801_1,00.html 2) TORTURE Democracy Now! -- February 17th, 2006 PROFESSOR MCCOY EXPOSES THE HISTORY OF CIA INTERROGATION, FROM THE COLD WAR TO THE WAR ON TERROR http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/02/17/1522228 Salon -- THE ABU GHRAIB FILES Never-published photos, and an internal Army report, show more Iraqi prisoner abuse -- evidence the government is fighting to hide. By Mark Benjamin http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/02/16/abu_ghraib/index.html 3) ARAR v. ASHCROFT Toronto Star -- February 17, 2006 US RULING DISMISSES ARAR LAWSUIT Torture fear real but beyond my realm, Brooklyn judge says By Tim Harper http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Render&c=Article&cid=1140130214126&call_pageid=968332188492 USDC E.D.N.Y. -- February 17, 2006 Arar v. Ashcroft, No. CV-04-0249 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER http://www.justicescholars.org/pegc/archive/Arar_v_Ashcroft/opinion_DGT_20060217.pdf 4) DICK CHENEY Boston Globe -- February 17, 2006 ACTIVISTS ASSERT SECRECY IS CHENEY'S HALLMARK By Charlie Savage http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/02/17/activists_assert_secrecy_is_cheneys_hallmark/ New York Times -- February 18, 2006 COMPASSION FOR CHENEY AS VICTIM HEADS HOME By Rick Lyman http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/18/politics/18cheney.html Corpus Christi Caller-Times -- February 15, 2006 Kenedy County (TX) Sheriff's Department INCIDENT REPORT NO. 06020136 http://www.caller2.com/2006/pdf/kcsr.pdf 5) FISA FindLaw -- February 15, 2006 WHY THE PRESIDENT'S DEFENSE OF EXECUTIVE POWER TO WIRETAP WITHOUT WARRANTS CAN'T SUCCEED IN THE STRICT CONSTRUCTIONIST COURT HE WANTS By Vikram Amar and Alan Brownstein http://writ.news.findlaw.com/commentary/20060217_brownstein.html Center for National Security Studies -- FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT (FISA) Legislative Materials and Judicial Opinions http://www.cnss.org/fisa 6) OP-ED PEGC -- February 15, 2006 WHITE ROSE REDUX By Garth Cartledge http://www.justicescholars.org/pegc/white_rose_redux.html FindLaw -- February 16, 2006 THE SENTENCING OF ZACARIAS MOUSSAOUI: QUESTIONS OF FACT AND ISSUES AS TO DEFENDANT'S COMPETENCY CLOUD PROCEEDINGS By Elaine Cassel http://writ.findlaw.com/cassel/20060216.html The Roanoke Times -- February 17, 2006 THE WHITE HOUSE'S MAESTRO OF SECRETS Editorial Vice President Cheney claims far more power over classified information than the president and the law likely grant. http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/wb/wb/xp-53021 * * * PROJECT TO ENFORCE THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS (PEGC) http://www.justicescholars.org/pegc/ Charles B. Gittings Jr. Fort Bragg, California +1-707-964-2151 cbgittingsyahoo.com