President Bush speech on the US and its stance on torture: “I want to be absolutely clear with our people, and the world: The United States does not torture. It’s against our laws, and it’s against our values. I have not authorized it — and I will not authorize it. “ – Transcript, “President George […]
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9/6/2006
President Bush discussed the interrogation of al Qaeda’s chief of operations Abu Zubaydah in a speech at the White House on September 6, 2006: ” ‘As his questioning proceeded, it became clear that he had received training on how to resist interrogation. And so, the CIA used an alternative set of procedures. These procedures were […]
9/6/2006
President Bush on detaining suspected terrorists: “In some cases, we determine that individuals we have captured pose a significant threat, or may have intelligence that we and our allies need to have to prevent new attacks. Many are al Qaeda operatives or Taliban fighters trying to conceal their identities, and they withhold information that could […]
9/6/2006
President Bush mentioned the CIA's use of enhanced interrogation techniques in a White House speech on September 6, 2006. " 'Information from the terrorists in this [enhanced interrogation] program has helped us to identify individuals that al Qaeda deemed suitable for Western operations, many of whom we had never heard about before. They include terrorists […]
9/6/2006
On the subject of Guantanamo, President Bush had this to say: “I know Americans have heard conflicting information about Guantanamo. Let me give you some facts. Of the thousands of terrorists captured across the world, only about 770 have ever been sent to Guantanamo. Of these, about 315 have been returned to other countries so […]
9/6/2006
President Bush mentioned the CIA's use of enhanced interrogation techniques in a White House speech on September 6, 2006. " 'This [enhanced interrogation] program has been subject to multiple legal reviews by the Department of Justice and CIA lawyers. They've determined it complied with our laws. This program has received strict oversight by the CIA's […]
9/6/2006
In a speech from the White House on September 6, 2006, President Bush said: " '…I'm announcing today that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Abu Zubaydah, Ramzi bin al-Shibh, and 11 other terrorists in CIA custody have been transferred to the United States Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay. They are being held in the custody of the […]
9/5/2006
"In September [5] 2006, Pakistan had signed a treaty ceding full control of the FATA's [Federally Administered Tribal Areas] North Waziristan region to Taliban-linked tribal chiefs, creating a kind of Wild West for al Qaeda and the Taliban insurgents attacking the U.S. forces in Afghanistan." – Bob Woodward, Obama’s Wars, 3 […]
9/5/2006
“The Deputy Defense Secretary [Gordon England] and professional military lawyers prevailed again on September 5, 2006, when he issued a Department of Defense [DOD] Directive setting forth new DOD policy applicable ‘during all armed conflicts, however such conflicts are characterized, and in all other military operations.’ The new DOD Directive, applicable to military personnel and […]
9/5/2006
According to information in a New York Times article on September 5, 2006: “Across Afghanistan, roadside bomb attacks are up by 30 percent and suicide bombings have doubled. The opium harvest this year [2006] reached the highest level ever recorded–an increase of 50 percent from last year, according to the UN’s office on Drugs and […]