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The Daily Beast | June 1, 2017

A growing cadre of former military officers who served with Trump National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster are quietly calling for him to retire from service, worried the embattled Trump administration is tarnishing the U.S. military’s reputation by deploying their own personal three-star general as a political shield.

U.S. News & World Report | May 2, 2018

PARIS (Reuters) - A lawsuit has been filed in France against Libyan army commander Khalifa Haftar alleging torture and barbarism, the plaintiff's lawyer in France, Rachel Lindon, said on Wednesday.

Reuters | May 2, 2018

PARIS (Reuters) - A lawsuit has been filed in France against Libyan army commander Khalifa Haftar alleging torture and barbarism, the plaintiff’s lawyer in France, Rachel Lindon, said on Wednesday.

Middle East Confidential | May 3, 2018

A Canada-based Libyan has lodged with Paris prosecution a complaint against Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar for torture practices and killings, including the slain of his mother, brother and sister in Benghazi during the army commander’s offensive against radicals.

Le Monde | May 2, 2018

L’homme fort de l’est de la Libye, le maréchal Khalifa Haftar, est visé par une plainte en France pour « actes de torture et de barbarie » déposée fin avril par un Libyen dont la famille a été décimée lors du siège de Benghazi.

La Opinión | May 15, 2018

Sofía Johnson-Acevedo presentó un reclamo por negligencia al gobierno federal por $25 millones de dólares, ya que fue deportada cinco veces a México, pese a ser ciudadana, dice.

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Toronto Star Dispatches (E-Book) | October 24, 2013

Some have called it the “trial of the century,” saying it will rival Nuremberg for historical significance. Others decry the Guantanamo prosecution of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others as a “show trial,” tainted by torture and secrecy.

National Video Campaign | October 22, 2013

Former U.S. Army Major Jason Wright speaks to the tradition of honor in the U.S. Armed Forces, arguing there is nothing honorable about torture. The National Religious Campaign Against Torture mobilizes people of faith to end torture.

The Huffington Post | November 11, 2016

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — I first visited Obaidullah at Guantanamo Bay in the spring of 2009. Before that first meeting, all I knew were the disturbing accusations against him, that he had fired his last habeas attorney and that I wasn’t sure why.

Law 360 | April 18, 2017

A former Barclays Capital Inc. bond trader brought to the Second Circuit on Monday what is possibly the first constitutional challenge on direct appeal against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s...