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Sep 06 2009

Court Allows Lawsuit Against Ashcroft: Former Official’s Bid for Immunity In Ex-Detainee’s Case Is Rejected

Published by Christina under Patriot Act, military

By Carrie Johnson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 5, 2009

The suit says ex-attorney general John D. Ashcroft should be held liable for wrongful detentions after Sept. 11, 2001.

A Muslim man who was detained for weeks as a material witness in a terrorism case can sue former attorney general John D. Ashcroft, a federal appeals court in California ruled Friday as it rejected a bid for absolute legal immunity by the onetime Cabinet official. more…

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Jul 14 2008

The Contingency Operating Bases

Published by Christina under military

The contingency operating bases are four large bases in Iraq located near Al-Asad, Balad, Talil and Qayyarah. Once called “Enduring Bases” these bases are small cities with highly fortified concrete walls, and other permanent structures. The airbase at Balad “A.K.A camp Anaconda includes it’s own “neighborhoods” including “KBR-land” named after the engineering and construction company and Haliburton subsidiary formerly known as Kellogg Brown & Root. KBR-land is home to thousands of “independent contractors,” non-military personnel contracted to perform functions once handled by military service personnel.
See “The Biggest Base in Iraq Has Small-Town Feel: Most Troops at Balad Never Meet Iraqis” by By Thomas E. Ricks

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