Word: beaver
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...memo giving an account of a meeting of senior officials overseeing interrogations at Guantanamo documents a lively discussion over interrogation methods. At one point in the meeting, an officer says "We can't do sleep deprivation." Lt. Col. Diane Beaver, then the top legal advisor at Guantanamo, replies, "Yes, we can - with approval." Another officer notes, "We have had many reports from [Afghanistan] about sleep deprivation being used." Beaver answers: "True, but officially it is not happening. It is not being reported officially. The ICRC [International Committee of the Red Cross] is a serious concern. They will...
...another point Lt. Col. Beaver - who has retired from the military and now serves the Pentagon in a civilian capacity - asks, "Does SERE employ the 'wet towel' technique [a reference to waterboarding]?" The CIA lawyer answers: "If a well-trained individual is used to perform this technique it can feel like you're drowning. The lymphatic system will react as if you're suffocating, but your body will not cease to function...
...Mora, the Navy's former top lawyer, called the abusive interrogation program a "mistake of massive proportions." He had been one of very few senior Pentagon officials to protest at the time, and his objections led to the cancellation of some of the program's worst aspects. But both Beaver and Rear Admiral Jane G. Dalton, the former top legal advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave answers that were repeatedly challenged by Senators. When both asserted that the use of dogs and stripping prisoners naked had never been authorized at Guantanamo, their attention was drawn...
...small class that meets every two to three weeks. “I would be willing to guess we’re the most structured of any of the departments in the College,” said History’s Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies Adam G. Beaver...
...underage, budding alcoholics out there, this is the trip for you. Only a train ride of several hours separates you from a lovely drinking age of 18, Canada’s only gift to mankind other than Beaver Tails and maple syrup. It’ll be cold, but the beer blanket should help. While you recover from your hangover, you can tour the famous “Double-Decker City” with beautiful architecture and museums above miles shops and boutiques underground...