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...which to transfer to the custody of another government and which to simply release. There are nearly 250 detainees left, ranging from hard-core jihadists like Khalid Sheik Mohammed - who pleaded guilty to masterminding the 9/11 attacks - to a group of 17 Uighur dissidents from China - who even the Pentagon says represent no threat to the U.S. President Obama wants a Cabinet-level committee to lead the reviews. A report by the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) recommends that the new President appoint a "panel of eminent Americans" to sort through the cases. Some human rights groups have suggested...
...Some of the aggressive questioning techniques used on Qahtani, although permissible at the time, are no longer allowed.' THE PENTAGON, saying more restrictive policies have been adopted since al-Qahtani was interrogated...
...Everyone understands that the Pentagon gives out information that is not harmful to its interests.' DEFENSE DEPARTMENT INSPECTOR GENERAL, in a report that found no wrongdoing in the Pentagon's public relations program, which used retired officers as military analysts for NBC and other media outlets...
...there are factual inaccuracies in this report is the understatement of the century.' REPRESENTATIVE PAUL W. HODES, Democrat of New Hampshire, calling the report a "parting gift of the Pentagon to the President...
...meeting on the global economic crisis. The steady pitch of crises and atrocities will demand his attention. There are crucial decisions to be made about the pace of withdrawal from Iraq and how many U.S. troops to add in Afghanistan. (Asked about the persistent reports from the Pentagon that up to 30,000 more troops are scheduled for Afghanistan, a senior Obama aide said, "No - repeat, no - decision has been made about troop levels in Afghanistan, and anyone at the Pentagon who says otherwise should be fired.") But foreign policy developments seem destined to take some time, given...