'You have an opportunity to restore just a bit of America's lost lustre,' Air Force Maj. David Frakt told the judge presiding in the war crimes case against Afghan prisoner Mohammed Jawad.
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A military defense lawyer urged a Guantanamo judge to help restore America's reputation by dropping attempted murder charges against an Afghan prisoner who was subjected to 14 consecutive days of sleep
After months of negotiations, a $162-billion measure to pay for U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan is headed for congressional approval. The vote in Congress late Thursday was 268 to 155.
A military defence lawyer urged a Guantanamo judge to help restore America's reputation by dropping attempted murder charges against an Afghan prisoner who was subjected to 14 consecutive days of sleep deprivation.
(AP Online Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Britain pushes EU over sanctions against IranBRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) _ Britain's drive for tighter EU sanctions against Iran's oil and gas sector slowed Thursday as European diplomats _ facing consumer protests
WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives approved Thursday a compromise bill to free up 162 billion dollars for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, stripped of a timetable to pull US troops out of Iraq.
(Reuters) - A military defence lawyer urged a Guantanamo judge to help restore America's reputation by dropping attempted murder charges against an Afghan prisoner who was subjected to 14 consecutive days of sleep deprivation.