Articles with terrorism Tag
A Drive for Unrestricted Executive Power
By Russ Baker on Jul 17, 2009
The New York Times comes out with a strong editorial, calling for an investigation into Bush administration security abuses, now that it is clear that the practices were not necessary to protect the national interest.
We’ve known for years that the Bush administration ignored and broke the law repeatedly...
Jihad Leak Redux
By Russ Baker on May 28, 2009
Recently, I raised some questions about the impact of imprisonment at Guantánamo and how it affected those who were released.
For example, I wrote:
As for those who returned to jihad, one would like to know whether they were more motivated to do so as a result of their treatment at Guantánamo, or less. In...
Jihad Leak
By Russ Baker on May 22, 2009
A leaked Pentagon study claims one in seven Guantánamo detainees returned to jihad upon their release. A New York Times reporter says that the assertion could be used to argue against closing down Guantánamo. But….
-If the numbers are correct, that’s a pretty low recidivism rate. It could either argue...
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