Bush asserts Saddam had al-Qaida contacts and terrorist links
President Bush disputed the 9/11 commission finding, saying Saddam Hussein had numerous contacts with al-Qaida and other terrorist networks including Abu Nidal and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. He cited Iraqi intelligence meetings with Osama bin Laden and warned of continued threats. The commission noted some contacts but found no collaborative links to 9/11.
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Maryland inmate argues lethal injection could be cruel
A death row inmate in Maryland, Steven Oken, argues that the method of lethal injection may cause unlawful pain requiring a possible cut down to reach veins. The Supreme Court cleared his execution path by rejecting a stay, amid Gov Ehrlich denying clemency. Oken was condemned for the 1987 rape and murder of Dawn Garvin and related killings during a 15 day spree.
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Contractor charged in prisoner death
A former Army ranger hired by the CIA to conduct interrogations was charged with assaulting Abdul Wali, a detainee who died after two days of beatings in Afghanistan. Passaro faces a four count indictment in Raleigh, North Carolina, with possible harsher charges pending new evidence.
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