US Army Lt. Col. Steven Jordan was reprimanded Wednesday following his conviction earlier this week for disobeying an order not to discuss the investigation into allegations of abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison . The military jury followed the prosecution's recommendation of a reprimand and determined that Jordan should not be sentenced to prison. Jordan, [...]

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JURIST Guest Columnist Jordan Paust of the University of Houston Law Center says that notwithstanding his resignation, US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales might still be subject to federal civil suits in connection with his involvement in the denial of Geneva Conventions rights and protections to US prisoners and the authorization of secret and “coercive interrogation” [...]

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The government of Pakistan has reiterated its refusal to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in the wake of its latest test of a nuclear-capable missile, saying that nuclear arms are vital to a stable balance of power, according to Tuesday reports. Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam said that India – Pakistan's [...]

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