Pentagon to probe claim of detainee beatings at Guantanamo
A Marine paralegal swore guards at Guantanamo Bay bragged about beating detainees and called it common practice. The Pentagon and Joint Task Force will investigate with the Navy spokesman saying they will cooperate fully. The affidavit cites a base club encounter on Sept. 23 with a sailor describing beating detainees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Pentagon
Guantanamo Bay
U.S. Navy
Cuba
United States
Chito Peppler
Inspector General
Navy
Cmdr
Robert Durand
Joint Task Force
Guantana
Durand
al-Qaida
Taliban
Hamas leader rejects calls to ease stance in Gaza rally
Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh told tens of thousands at a Gaza rally that Hamas will not recognize Israel or yield to international pressure. He fainted onstage from heat and fasting, then reaffirmed stance and ruled out a technocrat government as a path to end the aid freeze. Abbas aides say he is not considering emergency government or early elections at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaza City
Gaza _ Strip
Hamas
Israel
Ismail Haniyeh
Haniyeh
Mahmoud Abbas
Abbas
Sprint
Sprint.com
Sprint Nextel
Europe Parliament Backs Gyurcsany in Confidence Vote
In Budapest Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany survived a confidence vote 207 is 165 with 193 required. Thousands gathered outside the National Assembly demanding his dismissal as Fidesz urged a symbolic wake up alarm. Gyurcsany sought the vote to back his austerity plan after setback in municipal elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungary
Ferenc Gyurcsany
Gyurcsany
Kossuth
Fidesz
Also Mentioned on This Page
Associated Press
Colby Vokey
Marine Corps
Vokey
Department of Defense
Guantanamo
Col. Colby
Mideast
Europe
Blairs Ferry Plaza
Super Target
Blairs Ferry Rd
Cedar Rapids
Williams Plaza
Williams Blvd
Liberty Square
Walgreens
2Nd St
Vision
Total Wireless
Boyson Rd
Preferred Wireless
Coralville
Coralville Sprint Store
Express
New Wave Connections
Coral Ridge Mall
Wiley Bivd