Iraq
Report on Iraq abuse cites interrogators, clears leaders
By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA TODAY August 19, 2004, Thursday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Dave Moniz and Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 8A LENGTH: 461 words DATELINE: WASHINGTON WASHINGTON — A new Army report on prisoner abuse by intelligence personnel at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison cites misconduct by military interrogators but exonerates high-ranking Pentagon officials and senior U.S. military commanders,Read moreKurdish dispute has long festered in the region
By tom On Thursday, April 14 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA TODAY September 3, 1996, Tuesday, FINAL CHASE EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1A LENGTH: 1073 words Another U.S. election is drawing near and, once again, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has become an uninvited participant.Read moreNon-Iraqi captives singled out for harsh treatment, records say
By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA TODAY July 6, 2004, Tuesday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Peter Eisler SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 6A LENGTH: 790 words Late last year, U.S. officers at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison sought approval to use extreme interrogation tactics on a captive said to have information that “could potentially save countless lives of American soldiers.” The captive wasn’t anRead moreU.S. appeals to Kurds: Unite against Iraq, Iran
By tom On Thursday, April 14 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA TODAY September 4, 1996, Wednesday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 3A LENGTH: 448 words U.S. officials said Tuesday that they would continue to seek a settlement between Iraq’s rival Kurdish factions. The administration pleaded with the Kurds not to seek help from either Iran or Iraq.Read morePentagon report on prisoner abuse met with skepticism; probe to go on
By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA TODAY March 11, 2005, Friday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 10A LENGTH: 621 words DATELINE: WASHINGTON WASHINGTON — The leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Thursday that their panel will continue to investigate senior military and civilian defense officials over any role they may have had in the abuseRead moreSmall successes give Kurdish rebels hope
By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA TODAY April 30, 1991, Tuesday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 4A LENGTH: 726 words DATELINE: AZMER MOUNTAIN, Kurdish-controlled Iraq Dawn broke clear and cool for the pesh mergas, Kurdish for ”those who face death” – freedom fighters here. For the third straight day, Iraqi troops had attempted and failed to takeRead moreEarly signs were given secondary priority
By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA TODAY May 10, 2004, Monday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: John Diamond SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1A LENGTH: 1660 words DATELINE: WASHINGTON WASHINGTON — Days after a military prison guard in Iraq placed a compact disk containing photographs of prisoner abuse on the bunk of an Army investigator, the military’s top officer knew that the Pentagon, andRead moreA quiet clash of cultures; U.S. troops, Kurds adjust to camp life
By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA TODAY May 3, 1991, Friday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 4A LENGTH: 593 words DATELINE: ZAKHO, Iraq Lt. Bob Glowacki has an unexpected problem in trying to help Kurdish refugees arriving at the first ”haven” facility near here. With all the high-tech weapons of war used in the gulf conflict, GlowackiRead more3rd of detainees who died were assaulted
By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA TODAY June 1, 2004, Tuesday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri and Dave Moniz SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 5A LENGTH: 1343 words DATELINE: WASHINGTON WASHINGTON — More than a third of the prisoners who died in U.S. custody in Iraq and Afghanistan were shot, strangled or beaten by U.S. personnel before they died, according to deathRead moreIran a country caught up in contradictions
By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA TODAY May 2, 1991, Thursday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 7A LENGTH: 608 words DATELINE: TEHRAN This country drips with contradictions. Everywhere are signs screaming ”Down With USA,” yet the national drink is Pepsi – imported from Persian Gulf neighbors. The U.S. dollar is much preferred over the Iranian rial.Read moreU.S. Army re-examines deaths of Iraqi prisoners
By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA TODAY June 28, 2004, Monday, FINAL EDITION Correction Appended U.S. Army re-examines deaths of Iraqi prisoners BYLINE: Tom Squitieri and Dave Moniz SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1A LENGTH: 1790 words DATELINE: WASHINGTON WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army’s inspector general and criminal division are investigating whether U.S. troops deliberately or negligently exposed Iraqi prisoners to extreme heatRead moreIn the mountains, ‘survival of fittest’
By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA TODAY April 18, 1991, Thursday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 5A LENGTH: 695 words DATELINE: HAJ OMRAN PASS, Iran-Iraq border A hundred cries of pain can be heard at night in the frigid mountains that separate Iran from Iraq. Without food, water, medicine or protection from rain or snow, more thanRead more