DenverPost.com - LOCAL NEWS: "CIA officials used a sledgehammer handle to beat various prisoners in Iraq, and one official, whose name is classified, would often brag about his abuse of prisoners, according to testimony in a closed session of a military hearing.
The transcript, obtained this week by The Denver Post under a court order, was of a March hearing to determine whether three Fort Carson Army soldiers should stand trial for the death of Iraqi Maj. Gen. Abed Hamed Mowhoush during an interrogation in 2003.
Chief Warrant Officer Jefferson Williams and Spec. Jerry Loper face murder charges in the case.
A third soldier, Sgt. 1st Class William Sommer, has not had final charges approved, though he also was involved in the March preliminary Article 32 hearing.
Chief Warrant Officer Lewis Welshofer waived his hearing but is charged with murder. "

Military's Opposition to Harsh Interrogation Is Outlined - New York Times

Senior military lawyers lodged vigorous and detailed dissents in early 2003 as an administration legal task force concluded that President Bush had authority as commander in chief to order harsh interrogations of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, newly disclosed documents show.

Who's Taking Blame for Christian Violence? So where are the Christian leaders when it comes to violent actions by our Western leaders? Where are the televangelists, who every Sunday take over the airwaves to trumpet the message of Jesus, when it comes to taking on bunker busting bombs and mass carnage?

Where are they when it comes to the death penalty prevalent in the majority of American states?

When President George Bush insists that billions of dollars need to continue flowing to the war effort in Iraq which leads to more American body bags and Iraqi graves, why is there no outcry? Why don't the Christian leaders stand up and challenge those decisions, and passionately assert that Jesus would have sought another way of solving the problems?

In this time when Christianity is on the rise all over America, when there is a growing surge in extolling Christian values, why is it that when the born-again Bush says it's better to fight "them" over there than on American soil, no concerted group of leaders stands up and yells that he's got it wrong?

extreme Catholic SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- A Roman Catholic priest and expert on church law who co-wrote a document on dealing with sexually abusive priests has been charged with molesting a boy more than 30 years ago.

A criminal complaint was filed May 12 against the Rev. Gregory Ingels, who until recently was a priest at St. Bartholomew Church in San Mateo.

Ingels, 60, was charged with engaging in sexual conduct with a 15-year-old boy in 1972, two years before Ingels was ordained. Ingels was teaching at a Catholic high school in Marin County at the time, and the boy was his student.

According to the complaint, Ingels made incriminating comments in recent conversations with the victim that were tape-recorded by police.

Ingels could get eight years in prison.

Ingels was one of four experts chosen to draft a legal interpretation of the "zero tolerance" policy adopted last year by the nation's Catholic bishops toward child-molesting priests. The guide, published in March, offered recommendations on how the policy could be implemented.

It could have been worse, they could have made this priest a bishop. News items like this sometimes create a sort of credibility for the claims that the priesthood in the United States is 40-60% homosexual.

irclog: "L'aspirante suicida, chiacchiera!"

Here one of Ciro's photosA Pic A Day | Photo @ 20020327

Mostra Utente: " La storia di Luca K, Ciro Milani, era nota da mesi e mesi. Ma nessuno ha voluto, saputo o potuto impedire che questo giovane di 26 anni si togliesse la vita. Forse, per� non sarebbe servito, nulla. In una delle innumerevoli corrispondenze interattive un navigatore mette in rete l�articolo che racconta come sia stato sventato un suicidio proprio grazie alla lettura di messaggi simili. Ciro aveva risposto: �Provate a farlo a me e vi uccido�. L�11 luglio 2004 V.D. 25 anni di Lecco si era gettato dal san Michele. "

Mostra Utente: "Da Trezzo d�Adda i sub hanno raggiunto il San Michele e si sono immersi nelle acque del fiume, in tarda mattinata. Le ricerche hanno dato esito positivo solamente alle 15.30 quando, circa al centro del fiume, proprio sotto il punto da cui li giovane si era gettato, � stato rinvenuto il cadavere. "

This is the link postdated for the suicide of Ciro MilaniAzim, re-re-re-re-reloaded.: "Me ne sono andato."

Mostra Utente: "INCREDIBILE, CIRO AVEVA SCRITTO IN UN BLOG: ``IL MIO FUTURO E` INUTILE NON HA PIU` SENSO VIVERLO. MEGLIO ANDARSENE ORA``"

Sara's Blog: "Non ce mai limite la peggio.
beccatevi questi due link.
questa storia (purtroppo vera) me la sono persa.
Mi meraviglio che i media nn ne abbiano parlato..
allora dunque:
http://primadipartire.weblogs.us/
ma,vi metto solo questo,poi voi sceglierete il vs eventuale percorso.
A me ha sconvolto parecchio.
inutile dire che a mio parere � assolutamente un gesto folle,sia il prima che il dopo"

Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall: "As Rich says, this isn't about Valerie Plame or Joe Wilson or even Karl Rove. It's not about exposing a CIA agent. That's merely the tear in the fabric, the third-rate burglary, if you will. This is about a president who knowingly took his country to war on the basis of lies and the war on the homefront against anyone and everyone who's tried to peel back the lies and expose the truth."

JAMA -- Abstract: Contradicted and Initially Stronger Effects in Highly Cited Clinical Research, July 13, 2005, Ioannidis 294 (2): 218: "Of 49 highly cited original clinical research studies, 45 claimed that the intervention was effective. Of these, 7 (16%) were contradicted by subsequent studies, 7 others (16%) had found effects that were stronger than those of subsequent studies, 20 (44%) were replicated, and 11 (24%) remained largely unchallenged. Five of 6 highly-cited nonrandomized studies had been contradicted or had found stronger effects vs 9 of 39 randomized controlled trials (P = .008). Among randomized trials, studies with contradicted or stronger effects were smaller (P = .009) than replicated or unchallenged studies although there was no statistically significant difference in their early or overall citation impact. Matched control studies did not have a significantly different share of refuted results than highly cited studies, but they included more studies with 'negative' results. "

Abu Ghraib Tactics Were First Used at Guantanamo: "The report's findings are the strongest indication yet that the abusive practices seen in photographs at Abu Ghraib were not the invention of a small group of thrill-seeking military police officers. The report shows that they were used on Qahtani several months before the United States invaded Iraq."

FT.com / Home UK - Clinton slams Guantanamo: "In an interview with the Financial Times, the former president called for the camp, set up to hold suspected terrorists, to 'be closed down or cleaned up'.
Mr Clinton joined critics at home and abroad who have singled out the indefinite detention of prisoners without trial and widespread reports of human rights violations at Guant�namo.
He said: 'It is time that there are no more stories coming out of there about people being abused.'
Mr Clinton said the test for judging whether harsh treatment of terrorist suspects was justified was whether it challenged the 'fundamental nature' of American society. 'If the answer is Yes, you have already given the terrorists a profound victory.'"

hnk's blog: yes, I am blaming again: "Bad electricity service that we have here in Iraq couldn't give us more than 4 hours in the day. In lucky days, we have 7 hours of electricity at the most level.

That pushed my dad to buy us a light that works on battery, so we can continue our homework after the generators turn off. Every one in the family has his own torch."

Building Iraq's Army: Mission Improbable: "Young Iraqi soldiers, ill-equipped and drawn from a disenchanted Sunni Arab minority, say they are not even sure what they are fighting for. They complain bitterly that their American mentors don't respect them.
In fact, the Americans don't: Frustrated U.S. soldiers question the Iraqis' courage, discipline and dedication and wonder whether they will ever be able to fight on their own, much less reach the U.S. military's goal of operating independently by the fall."

Bush Aide Softened Greenhouse Gas Links to Global Warming - New York Times: "A White House official who once led the oil industry's fight against limits on greenhouse gases has repeatedly edited government climate reports in ways that play down links between such emissions and global warming, according to internal documents. "

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