Tag Archives: targeted assassination

Reprieve: Ahmed Ould Abd al-Aziz was released from GITMO, Shaker Aamer wasn’t

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8140 For immediate release: Thurs Oct 29, 2015 Cleared Mauritanian detainee released from Guantanamo Bay Ahmed Ould Abd al-Aziz has been released from the US prison at Guantanamo Bay to his native Mauritania. Aziz, a … Continue reading →

Posted in #Guantánamo | Tagged Ahmed Ould Abd al-Aziz, Barack Obama, CIA, David Cameron, Department of Defense, Department of State, detain without charge or trial, Diego Garcia, disappear, extrajudicial killing, FBI, George W. Bush, GITMO, Guantánamo, Guantánamo Diary, JCHR, Kill Policy, Mauritania, Miami Herald, Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights, Reprieve, Shaker Aamer, targeted assassination, targeted killings, Tony Blair, torture, UK, war on terror | Leave a comment

US’ Terror Tuesdays – is UK even using the same day of the week to update its Kill List?

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Susan Chandler

UK Gov’t Has a Kill List of Its Own Published on Oct 22, 2015 Last week, The Intercept published the most in-depth look at the U.S. drone assassination program to date. “The Drone Papers” exposed the inner workings of how … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, David Cameron, extrajudicial killing, kill without charge or trial, targeted assassination, Terror Tuesdays | 1 Comment

@David_Cameron: unchecked U.S. puppet/assassin, (increasingly) bloody fool

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8161 For immediate release: Wednesday Sep 09, 2015 PM dodges MPs’ questions on drones policy The Prime Minister today said he would not discuss with MPs the details of the Government’s targeted killing programme, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, David Cameron, destablization, double tap, drone strikes, Libya, Pakistan, refugees, Reprieve, Syria, targeted assassination, UK, US, Yemen | Leave a comment

Reprieve: German court set to consider Yemeni drone victim evidence TODAY

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8161 For Immediate Release: Fri May 22, 2015 German court set to consider evidence from Yemeni drone victim for first time Date: 27 May 2015; 1100 Central European Time (0900 GMT) Location: Administrative Court … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amnesty International, double tap, drone, ECCHR, Faisal bin Ali Jaber, Human Rights Watch, Khashamir, Reprieve, targeted assassination, Yemen | 1 Comment

Reprieve: German court to hear evidence from Yemini #drone victim

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve: +44 (0) 7792 351 660 For immediate release: Sun April 19, 2015 German court to hear evidence from Yemeni drone victim for first time A court in Germany is set to take evidence from a Yemeni victim of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged CIA, double tap, drone strike, ECCHR, European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, Faisal bin Ali Jaber, Germany, Ramstein, Reprieve, Special Forces, targeted assassination, Yemen | Leave a comment

Among CIA Torture Report redactions: Involvement of UK, other allies

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Susan Chandler

Senate report on CIA torture claims spy agency lied about ‘ineffective’ program | US news | The Guardian The names of other countries – including Britain – who cooperated with the US programme by assisting the rendition of suspects were … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, CIA, dark sites, David Cameron, Diego Garcia, George W. Bush, Guantánamo, Guardian, James Clapper, rendition, targeted assassination, Tony Blair | Leave a comment

.@BarackObama: Pardon John Kiriakou; punish torturers, not whistleblowers

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Susan Chandler

Congress: Pardon John Kiriakou | Defending Dissent Foundation Outgoing Congressman James Moran D-VA this week called on President Obama to pardon whistleblower John Kiriakou, calling him an “American hero.” … Kiriakou is the only CIA agent to be jailed over … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, CIA, dark site, destruction of evidence, detain without charge or trial, disappear, James Moran, John Kiriakou, Jose Rodriguez, Leon Panetta, obstruction of justice, rendition, targeted assassination, torture, Torture Report, UN Committee on Human Rights, waterboarding, whistleblower, Zero Dark Thirty | Leave a comment

Reprieve: UK to man-up over role in renditions … finally.

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8161 For immediate release: Tues Nov 11, 2014 UK Govt admits defeat over claim renditions court case will damage UK-US relations The British Government admitted defeat in court today over its claims that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, black ops, dark sites, David Cameron, detain without charge or trial, Diego Garcia, disappeared, drone strikes, George W. Bush, Guantánamo, rendition, Reprieve, targeted assassination, Thomas Pickering, Tony Blair, torture, UN Committee on Human Rights, Yunus Rahmatullah | Leave a comment

Reprieve: UK slipping into darkness; facilitating assassinations.

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve 0207 553 8160 For immediate release: Sun July 27, 2014 “Primitive” deprivation of citizenship powers come into force New powers have today come into force that allow Home Secretary Theresa May to deprive naturalised Brits of their citizenship, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Reprieve, statelessness, targeted assassination, Theresa May, UK, United Kingdom | Leave a comment