DOJ response to CSRT allegations [DC Circuit] News
DOJ response to CSRT allegations [DC Circuit]

Response of the US Department of Justice to the Declaration of a former Combatant Status Review Tribunal officer, US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, July 6, 2007 [denying allegations made by a US Army officer that the CSRT proceedings were pressured to declare detainees "enemy combatants" based on vague or incomplete evidence]. Read the full text of the response [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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UN deadline for Iraq withdrawal from Kuwait expires

On January 15, 1991, the deadline issued by United Nations for Iraq to withdraw its troops from of Kuwait expired. After Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 678, giving Iraq until January 15, 1991 to leave.