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Panama's Ex-Dictator Noriega Stands Trial in France
By Theunis Bates - AOL News(June 28) -- Just two months after being extradited from the U.S. -- where he had served more than 20 years in jail -- ex-Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega is now facing another lengthy stretch in jail. The former Central American strongman, 76, today went on trial in Paris, accused of laundering Colombian drug money through French bank accounts. If found guilty, Noriega could go down for another 10 years. Eyewitnesses reported that the aging general -- who ruled Panama from 1981 to 1989, when he was deposed by an American invasion -- looked frail and sick as he started his testimony in ...
The Following Things Are Definitely Not Torture
By Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics DailyWhat comprises torture? Aside from John Ashcroft gospel records, it can be hard to quantify. Perhaps it's best to heed the words of the late Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, who, though unable to apply a definition to the term, remarked: "I know it when I see it."Except that upon further research, it appears that Justice Stewart was talking about hard-core pornography. So we're back at square one.Well, to help us along, here's a list, via the Washington Post article "Red Cross Described 'Torture' at CIA Jails," of things that are definitely not torture...* Waterboarding* Routine beatings* ...
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