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The Hill
February 5, 2018
Howard Nielson, who worked as a deputy assistant attorney general in OLC from 2003 to 2005, is being considered for a lifetime seat on the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. During Nielson's time at OLC, the office saw a lot of activity related to “enhanced interrogation techniques,” waterboarding,Ãâà...
Human Rights First (blog)
January 10, 2018
In a letter to the committee, Brigadier General David R. Irvine, USA (Ret.), Rear Admiral Donald Guter JAGC, USN (Ret.), and Rear Admiral John D. Hutson JAGC, USN (Ret.), wrote, “The Geneva Conventions protect the servicemembers who take enormous risks to defend American values. Attempts, likeÃâà...
Salt Lake Tribune
January 8, 2018
His offer of friendship to “the German people,” as opposed to the Prussian aristocracy, was ignored by the authors of the subsequent Versailles peace treaty, who demanded punitive German reparations instead. Free trade was replaced by tariff barriers; Wilson's “general association of nations” became theÃâà...
Salt Lake Tribune
November 27, 2017
The Latest. David R. Irvine: An open letter to Rep. Chris Stewart, who never responds but expects campaign contributions anyway. By David R. Irvine | For The Tribune • 1h ago. Commentary: How do Utah lawmakers sleep at night, knowing medical marijuana could help so many people. By Brandi AstleÃâà...
HuffPost
August 1, 2017
Brigadier General David R. Irvine, USA (Retired) Brigadier General John H. Johns, USA (Retired) Rear Admiral Gene Kendall, USN (Retired) Brigadier General Thomas Kolditz, PhD, USA (Retired) Brigadier General Carlos E. Martinez, USAF (Retired) Brigadier General Ronald Rokosz, USA (Retired)
LobeLog
July 12, 2017
An open letter to President Trump from 38 retired generals and admirals and warning against policies of “regime change” and “aggressive posturing” toward Iran has just been released amid growing concerns that Washington and Tehran could be sliding into a war. The letter voices “strong support” for theÃâà...
KUOW News and Information
June 20, 2014
In June, KUOW Speakers Forum featured an event titled, “Exposing the Truth of U.S. Torture,” during which Brigadier General David R. Irvine lambasted U.S. torture practices abroad. “If these kinds of practices were used by another nation on American serviceman, who were captives, who were prisoners ofÃâà...
Esquire
May 11, 2009
General Stanley McChrystal warns of "mission failure" in Afghanistan, but do these revelations, divulged to Esquire three years ago at great personal risk by an elite Army interrogator, imply the commander's aiding and abetting of torture?PLUS: Who Is Stan McChrystal? Was He That Wrong onÃâà...
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