Israeli court upholds guerrilla's right to claim compensation for torture 11:44:49 EST Dec 20, 2005 JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli court on Tuesday upheld a Lebanese guerrilla leader's right to demand compensation for torture he says he underwent in an Israeli prison. Israel abducted Mustafa Dirani in 1994, hoping to use him as a bargaining chip for information on Ron Arad, an Israeli airman whose jet was downed over Lebanon in 1986. Israel claims Dirani's Amal ...
Rice says cruel interrogation barred, leaves questions about U.S. practices 15:26:09 EST Dec 7, 2005 ANNE GEARAN KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave Washington's most comprehensive accounting yet of U.S. rules on treatment of prisoners in the war on terrorism Wednesday, but her assurances left loopholes for practices akin to torture. Rice said cruel and degrading interrogation methods are off limits for all U.S. personnel at h...
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