DEATH PROBES ON RISE

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By HASANI GITTENS


May 9, 2004

Many deaths involved CIA officers and private contractors.


The techniques were reportedly approved in April 2003, said the paper.

The interrogators were required to justify their harsh treatment as a "military necessity," and certain procedures would require "appropriate medical monitoring."

An spokesman for the Miami-based U.S. Southern Command, Army Col. David McWilliams, confirmed that the military approved a "sliding scale of interrogation techniques," but denied that there were ever orders to strip prisoners.

Some of the POW deaths currently under investigation include:

* Qaim, Iraq, Nov. 26, 2003: Maj. Gen. Abed Hamed Mowhoush, a former commander of Saddam Hussein's air defenses, loses consciousness and dies during interrogation after complaining he does not feel well. He was captured Oct. 5 during a raid.

Military officials said he was believed to be playing a financial role in the resistance to the U.S. occupation. The cause of death and interrogation techniques are under investigation.

His death may have involved a CIA officer who was an interrogator.

* Kunar province, Afghanistan, June 21, 2003: An Afghan at a U.S. holding facility near Asadabad dies. He was captured June 18; his death was announced June 23.

The military has said the cause of death is under investigation. This death may have involved a contractor working for the CIA.With Post Wire Services

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http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/20509.htm

[BeHereNow]

1. And the common denomitator is???

a CIA interrogator!
Paid for by?
YOU, John Doe, taxpayer.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Now notice WHO posted this article

Oh yes the NYPost, a Murdoch rag...

There is somethign going on even in conservative land

[UpInArms]

3. is the right just starting to notice?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2825575.stm

Last Updated: Thursday, 6 March, 2003, 13:25 GMT

Prisoners 'killed' at US base

Two Afghan prisoners were killed while in US custody at their base at Bagram, a military coroner has concluded.

The report said "blunt force trauma" had contributed to the deaths.

The detainees had spent about a week in the detention facility when they died last December.

However, US spokesman Colonel Roger King told BBC News Online the pathologists' verdict was not final - a military investigation had been launched and was due to be completed later this month.

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Two Afghan prisoners were killed while in US custody at their base at Bagram, a military coroner has concluded.

The report said "blunt force trauma" had contributed to the deaths.

The detainees had spent about a week in the detention facility when they died last December.

However, US spokesman Colonel Roger King told BBC News Online the pathologists' verdict was not final - a military investigation had been launched and was due to be completed later this month.

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According to the paper, interrogators from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had been subjecting Taleban and al-Qaeda suspects to "stress and duress" techniques of dubious legality.

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4. more details

Details About Deaths of Prisoners in U.S. Custody in Iraq, Afghanistan

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAVJO0ZZTD.html

Looks like the Post isn't telling the whole story

[Moderator]

5. locking -

violates copyright rules.

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