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Quantico Blocks Official Visits by UN, Amnesty, and Rep. Kucinich to Bradley Manning | ... - 0 views

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    Government officials and Quantico Marine base have blocked official visits to PFC. Bradley Manning by Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Amnesty International, and the UN Special Rappateur on torture. According to Manning's attorney, Kucinich, Amnesty, and UN have been trying to get clearance for "official visits" to Manning at the Quantico Marine brig. An "official visit" is different from an "authorized visit" in that an "authorized visit" - one made by family or friends and approved by the brig and Manning - is subject to full surveillance by the brig. An official visit would be one conducted by those officials on government business, and would not be subject to monitoring by the brig. So essentially, the government and the brig are saying you can come visit Manning, but we're going to watch and record every thing you say, and those recordings could be used as evidence against Manning at his trial. Manning's attorney stated that Kucinich, Amnesty, and the UN are not allowed to have an official visit "because none of these individuals are conducting 'official government business.'" This is, of course, ludicrous. Rep. Kucinich is a sitting Member of Congress with a seat on the Oversight Committee, and he submitted official notices to the Department of Defense that he wanted to inspect the conditions of Manning's confinement. Additionally, the UN Special Rappateur on Torture has opened an investigation into Manning's detention and would be visiting in his official capacity. What is the government afraid that Manning will say to these officials when the Brig isn't able to record his every move? If Manning's torture is "meeting our basic standards," as President Obama says, what is there to hide?
Asif Sheeraz

Watch Islamabad Tonight - 2nd September 2009 - 0 views

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    Brig. (r) MM Mahmood, Fathiya Bukhari and Brig. (r) Imtiaz Ahmed in fresh episode of Islamabad Tonight & discusses current issue with Nadeem Malik.
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U.S. Justice v. the world - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com - 0 views

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    In March, 2002, American citizen Jose Padilla was arrested in Chicago and publicly accused by then-Attorney-General John Ashcroft of being "The Dirty Bomber."  Shortly thereafter, he was transferred to a military brig in South Carolina, where he was held for almost two years completely incommunicado (charged with no crime and denied all access to the outside world, including even a lawyer) and was brutally tortured, both physically and psychologically.  All of this -- including the torture -- was carried out pursuant to orders from President Bush, Secretary Rumsfeld and other high-ranking officials.  Just as the Supreme Court was about to hear Padilla's plea to be charged or released -- and thus finally decide if the President has the power to imprison American citizens on U.S. soil with no charges of any kind -- the Government indicted him in a federal court on charges far less serious than Ashcroft had touted years earlier, causing the Supreme Court to dismiss Padilla's arguments as "moot"; Padilla was then convicted and sentenced to 17 years in prison.
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The serial deceit of Geoff Morrell - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com - 0 views

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    On January 26, 2011, Defense Department spokesman Geoff Morrell stood before the Pentagon press corps and made a series of patently false statements about Bradley Manning (the video is here).  Even taking into account the position Morrell occupies -- in which a penchant for telling the truth is not exactly a job requirement (it actually would be disqualifying) -- this Press Conference was an extraordinary display of pure official mendacity.   Morrell was asked several times about the evidence -- first reported here -- that Manning was being held in repressive and inhumane conditions:  specifically, 23-hour/day solitary confinement, a prohibition on exercising in his cell, and being allowed out only 1 hour per day to "exercise" which entails walking around alone in a room, shackled.  Morrell repeatedly insisted that everything being done to Manning was being done to all of the other detainees at the brig; in his words:
Asif Sheeraz

Watch Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath - 31st March 2009 - 0 views

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    Kamran Khan presents another fresh episode of Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath in Geo TV and talk with Dr. Muhammad Wasim, Mufti Muhammad Rafique, Brig. (R) Syed Muhammad.
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Watch Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath - 14th May 2009 - 0 views

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    Kamran Khan presents another fresh episode of Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath in Geo TV and talked with Brig. (R) Mehmood Shah, Amir Ghouri and Shokat Tareen.
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Watch Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath - 19th May 2009 - 0 views

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    Kamran Khan presents another fresh episode of Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath in Geo TV and talked with Khalid Umer Zai, Brig. (R) Syed Muhammad and Muzamil Aslam.
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Watch Kal Tak - 26th Aug 2009 - 0 views

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    Brig. (R) Imtiaz Ahmed, Senator Parvez Rasheed PML-N and Fouzia Wahab PPPP in fresh episode of Kal Tak & discusses Army operation with Javed Choudhry.
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Watch Capital Talk - 26th August 2009 - 0 views

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    A Must Watch with thrilling revelations by Major (r)Nadeem Dar exposing Army Elite.!!... Ahsan Iqbal PML-N, Fouzia Wahab PPP, Wasim Akhtar MQM, Brig. (R) Imtiaz Ahmed (ex-IB), Maj (r) Nadeem Dar (ex-ISI) and Lt. Gen. (R) Asad Durrani (ex-ISI) in an explosive Capital Talk on past Army Operations with Hamid Mir.
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Watch Capital Talk - 27th August 2009 - 0 views

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    Ahsan Iqbal PML-N, Fouzia Wahab PPP, Lt. Gen. (R) Asad Durrani, Brig. (R) Imtiaz Ahmed and Wasim Akhtar MQM in fresh episode of Capital Talk. Hamid Mir continues from yesterdays's Capital Talk on past Army Operations.
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Watch Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath - 16th July 2009 - 0 views

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    Kamran Khan presents another fresh episode of Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath in Geo TV and talked with Prof. Raja Manmohan, Khawaja Muhammad Asif PML-N, Jhangir Badar PPP, Dr. Muhammad Wasim and Brig. (R) Saeed Muhammad.
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Watch Islamabad Tonight - 15th July 2009 - 0 views

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    Ayaz Wazir, Brig. (R) Mehmood Shah and Hasan Abbas Analyst in fresh episode of Islamabad Tonight & discusses current issue with Nadeem Malik.
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Watch Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath - 24th July 2009 - 0 views

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    Kamran Khan presents another fresh episode of Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath in Geo TV and talked with Brig. (R) Mehmood Shah, Dr. Sher Afgan, Shamas Al Mulak and Muzammil Aslam.
Asif Sheeraz

Watch Bolta Pakistan - 13th August 2009 - 0 views

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    Nusrat Javed present another fresh episode of Bolta Pakistan and talk with Latif Afradi, Justice Mian M. Ajmal, Brig. (R) Mahmood Shah and Raheel Khan.
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Watch Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath - 12th June 2009 - 0 views

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    Aysha Baksh presents another fresh episode of Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath in Geo TV and talked with Rana Sanaullah PML-N, Bashir Ahmed Bilour, Mufti Muneeb ul Rehman and Brig. (R) Mehmood Shah.
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Watch Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath - 18th June 2009 - 0 views

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    Aysha Baksh presents another fresh episode of Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath in Geo TV and talked with Mushtaq Yousaf Zai, Brig. (R) Mehmood Shah, Khadam Hussain, Tenzeem Naqvi and Zabir Moti Wala.
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Watch Bolta Pakistan - 18th June 2009 - 0 views

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    Mushtaq Minhas and Nusrat Javed presents another fresh episode of Bolta Pakistan and talked with Brig. (R) Assad Munir Analyst, Latif Afridi and Raheel Khan Analyst.
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Watch ARY News Special - 15th June 2009 - 0 views

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    Mazhar Abbas bring fresh episode of ARY News Special & talked with Col. (R) Bashir Wali, Gen. (r) Qayyum and Brig. Asad Munir.
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