Post-9/11 Detainee Treatment

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
WTF detainee torture 4.29.13

Articles: Report: U.S. committed widespread torture & abuse of detainees post-9/11 U.S. intelligence and military personnel engaged in widespread torture and abuse of detainees held in Guantanamo Bay,…

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Transcript: Gen. David Petraeus’s speech on military veterans at USC

Monday, April 1, 2013

Partial transcript of remarks by former CIA Director and retired Gen. David Petraeus on military veterans at the University of Southern California on March 26, 2013:

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Transcript: Testimony of Gen. Mark Welsh on the impacts of sequestration on the Air Force

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Transcript of testimony of Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, on the impacts of sequestration. The Senate Armed Services Committee hearing was…

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Transcript: GOP Sen. Kelly Ayotte says Obama shouldn’t use defense sequestration cuts as a “bargaining chip”

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Transcribed & edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of remarks by Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) on sequestration at a press briefing on Feb. 6, 2013:

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Inspector General foresees reconstruction oversight challenges in Afghanistan after U.S. troop withdrawal in 2014

Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John Sopko at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Feb. 4, 2013. SOURCE: CSIS.org

Overseeing reconstruction projects and programs in Afghanistan will become increasingly difficult – and in some cases, impossible – after the withdrawal of U.S. troops in 2014, according to…

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Transcript: Special Inspector General for Afghanistan John Sopko on the oversight challenges after the U.S. troop withdrawal in 2014

Monday, February 4, 2013

Transcribed & edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of remarks by John F. Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), at the Center for Strategic & International Studies…

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John Kerry confirmed as next Secretary of State

Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) was confirmed by his Senate colleagues to become the next Secretary of State on Jan. 29, 2013. SOURCE: Foreign.Senate.gov

Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry was confirmed by the Senate today to serve as the next Secretary of State. The Senate overwhelmingly approved Kerry’s nomination with a 94 to…

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Transcript: Clinton’s response to Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s questions on the State Department’s transfer authority request & cooperation with the DOD in responding to the Benghazi attack

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Transcribed and edited by Jenny Jiang Partial transcript of Q&A between Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the attacks against the U.S. consulate in…

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2012 Year in Review

Monday, December 31, 2012
WTF 2012 in Review 12.31.12

Thank you for visiting WhatTheFolly.com. 2012 has been an exciting year for us, and we’d like to share with you some of the topics we’re proud to have covered:…

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Transcript: Remarks by CCR President Michael Ratner on Bradley Manning’s pre-trial treatment in Quantico

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Transcribed & edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of remarks by Michael Ratner, human right attorney and President of the Center for Constitutional Rights, at the Bradley Manning Support Network…

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