http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28392695/posts/summaryMon, 22 May 2006 01:50:46 +0000http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/blog/cardona/index.htmAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/28392695/posts/summary/114926339060051200Fri, 02 Jun 2006 15:49:50 +00002006-06-02T11:49:51.070-04:00Sgt. Cardona had faced a maximum of 3 1/2 years prison time for dereliction of duty and assault, the two counts for which he was found guilty by the military jury yesterday. Anything less and abuses will likely continue. http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/blog/cardona/2006/06/sentence-imposed.aspxHinahttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/28392695/posts/summary/114920678960300466Fri, 02 Jun 2006 00:06:29 +00002006-06-01T20:06:29.726-04:00The military jury found Sgt. Cardona guilty of two of the nine counts against him: More details to come. http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/blog/cardona/2006/06/guilty-verdict.aspxHinahttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/28392695/posts/summary/114917383044891041Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:57:10 +00002006-06-01T11:13:19.186-04:00Jury deliberations are still going on at the Cardona court martial.http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/blog/cardona/2006/06/jury-continues-to-deliberate-capt-wood.aspxHinahttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/28392695/posts/summary/114908667117141042Wed, 31 May 2006 14:44:31 +00002006-05-31T10:44:31.236-04:00 Both prosecution and defense presented closing arguments yesterday and the jury began deliberations, which continue today. At the March trial of Sgt. Michael Smith, with whom Sgt. Cardona is accused of conspiring, the jury deliberations took 18 hours, so a verdict could come as early as today. http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/blog/cardona/2006/05/jury-deliberates.aspxHinahttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/28392695/posts/summary/114867512830741165Fri, 26 May 2006 20:25:00 +00002006-05-27T08:47:01.733-04:00Sometimes, the obvious bears repeating:a court martial like that of Sgt. Santos Cardona, accused of using his military dog to threaten and abuse detainees, is critical to determine individual wrong-doing, but it's only a piece of the larger torture and abuse scandal. It's no substitute (and shouldn't be) for the necessary systemic and thorough investigation into events that took place across http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/blog/cardona/2006/05/task-force-121-connection.aspxHinahttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/28392695/posts/summary/114856703167309075Thu, 25 May 2006 14:23:51 +00002006-05-25T10:23:51.720-04:00The highest-ranking U.S. military officer yet to testify in a detainee abuse case took the witness stand on Wednesday, called by the defense in a case that accuses Army Sgt. Santos Cardona of using his military working dog to threaten, intimidate and attack detainees at Abu Ghraib prison. More will no doubt become clear Thursday, when, the defense indicated, it expects to conclude its case. http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/blog/cardona/2006/05/general-miller-takes-stand.aspxHinahttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/28392695/posts/summary/114850300357884799Wed, 24 May 2006 20:36:43 +00002006-05-24T16:41:44.733-04:00The prosecution moved a lot more swiftly than had been anticipated and finished its case today. http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/blog/cardona/2006/05/prosecution-rests.aspxAvihttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/28392695/posts/summary/114847920132448014Wed, 24 May 2006 14:00:01 +00002006-05-24T16:25:46.463-04:00There were no surprises in the opening statements at the Cardona court martial today. I admit I had half a hope that the prosecution would pick a different theme for this court martial than the "few bad apples on the Abu Ghraib night shift."http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/blog/cardona/2006/05/where-were-officers-where-was.aspxHinahttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/28392695/posts/summary/114839245356584949Tue, 23 May 2006 13:54:13 +00002006-05-23T22:03:33.513-04:00"Lots of people in the world care if waterboarding happened at Guantanamo. Why should this court martial care?" So asked the presiding Judge, Lieutenant Colonel Paul H. McConnell, of Harvey Volzer, Sergeant Cardona's civilian defense counsel, toward the end of the first day of the court-martial. Waterboarding (the alleged practice in which the detainee is tied to a board, with cellophane wrapped http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/blog/cardona/2006/05/why-should-this-court-martial-care.aspxHinahttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/28392695/posts/summary/114823281694516699Sun, 21 May 2006 17:33:36 +00002006-05-23T17:01:14.753-04:00On Monday, May 22, eyes will turn tohttp://www.humanrightsfirst.org/blog/cardona/2006/05/down-but-what-about-up-chain-of.aspxAvihttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/28392695/posts/summary/114833259137602787Mon, 22 May 2006 21:16:31 +00002006-05-23T16:56:10.033-04:00The Washington Post has a terrific piece today on the role of not only General Miller in the abusive interrogations at Abu Ghraib, but also that of Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld and then Deputy Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Stephen Cambone. The article suggests they had a much greater involvement in the discussions regarding interrogations than had previously been known. Throughout the http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/blog/cardona/2006/05/more-details-on-millers-and-rumsfelds.aspxAvi