Obama Seems to Rule Out Executive Order on Indefinite Detentions
President Obama appeared to rule out issuing an executive order to establish indefinite detention Thursday, nearly a week after White House officials first acknowledged that it was an option.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Obama said that if he goes ahead with indefinite detentions for terrorism suspects that he would ask Congress to approve it by law.
"It is very important that the American people and Congress, in conjunction with my administration, come up with a structure that is not only legitimate in … more…
White House Is Drafting Executive Order to Allow Indefinite Detention; Move Would Bypass Congress
Review of Gitmo Detainees Has Been Slow and Complex
In a little-noticed brief (PDF) filed in U.S. District Court on May 13, Matthew Olsen, who is leading the Guantanamo Review Task Force … more…
News Analysis: Broad Agreement That Workers’ Comp Program for War-Zone Workers Needs Fixing
Congressional hearings generally follow a script. Lawmakers publicly vent their outrage, administration officials offer plausible … more…
Foreign Workers for U.S. Are Casualties Twice Over
Rey Torres dreamed of a better life for his wife and five children when he left a neighborhood of wooden shacks and burning trash … more…
In One Filipino Town, Workers Injured in Iraq Depend on the Kindness of AIG
LUTOPAN, Philippines — To see the disparities in the U.S. system for taking care of civilian workers wounded in war zones, you need go … more…
The Story So Far: Civilian Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan
Civilian contractors have played a larger role in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan than in any other conflict in American history. They … more…
In Their Shoes: Foreign Contractors in Iraq
War Contractors: The Numbers on American vs. Foreign Workers in Iraq and Afghanistan
Nationality of Civilian Contractors Reported Working in Iraq and Afghanistan
Number of Workers Percent of Total … more…
Congressional Hearing: Officials Admit Major Flaws in Program to Aid Wounded War-Zone Workers
June 19: This post has been updated.
This story was co-published with the Los Angeles Times.
Washington — Lawmakers on … more…
AIG, KBR and CNA Face New Questions About Insurance for Injured Civilian Contractors
Unlike insurance giant AIG, which promised to cease lobbying after receiving billions in bailout money, Chicago-based carrier CNA still … more…
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May 18, 2009
Obama to Keep Tribunals; Stance Angers Some Backers William Glaberson, New York Times, May 18, 2009
May 05, 2009
Congress Seeks State Dept’s ‘Alternative’ Torture Memo Zachary Roth, TPMMuckraker, May 05, 2009
May 04, 2009
Murtha’s Nephew Named a Lobbyist for Marines David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times, May 04, 2009
April 28, 2009
U.S. Official: NSA Didn’t Wiretap Rep. Harman Pamela Hess, AP, April 28, 2009
April 20, 2009
U.S. Border Screening Under Fire Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, April 20, 2009
Who Are the Torture Memo Authors? Zachary Roth, TPMMuckraker, April 20, 2009
Influential Muslim Groups Question FBI’s Actions Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, April 20, 2009
April 16, 2009
Officials: Troops Hurt by Brain-Injury Focus Gregg Zoroya, USA Today, April 16, 2009
Interpreter for FBI Thinks Interrogators Beat Terror Suspect Benjamin Weiser, New York Times, April 16, 2009
April 13, 2009
Obama Follows Bush Policy on Detainee Access to Courts R. Jeffrey Smith, Washington Post, April 13, 2009
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