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Defense Department Still Won’t Comment on Chinese Government Interrogation of Uighurs

By | 07.17.09 | 12:25 pm

CQ Politics notes that a fight is brewing in Congress (finally) over the charge that the Defense Department allowed Chinese government agents to abusively interrogate the Uighur detainees at Guantanamo Bay.

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Jay Alan Liotta, principal director of the Defense Department office responsible for detainee policy, told a

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Why Did U.S. Interrogators ‘Soften Up’ the Uighurs for the Chinese Government?

By | 05.22.09 | 1:35 pm

While the Republicans in Congress are up in arms about the possibility that a handful of Uighurs will be released into the United States, it’s worth noting that these Chinese Muslims could have some disturbing stories to tell about their treatment at Guantanamo Bay.

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