PRISONERS OF WAR

Addresses

Fly Like an Eagle (Even if You Feel Like a Chicken): Terry Karl, Stanford University, E1141 [16JN]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: Paul D. Wolfowitz, Dept. of Defense, S10254 [1OC]

———Richard B. Myers, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair, S10254 [1OC]

———Senator Inouye, S10255 [1OC]

U.S. POW/MIA Accounting Efforts—Process and Operations: Representative Case, H7216 [15SE]

Amendments

Iraq: condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (H. Res. 627), consideration (H. Res. 628), H2678 [6MY]

Articles and editorials

Abu Ghraib Panic, S5493 [14MY]

Abuse Disgusts Fort's Interrogators—Trainees Taught Right Way To Make Subjects Talk; Students Learn How To Play on Fears Without Violence, S5492 [14MY]

Abuse Flap May Ruin Bush Team's ``Trust Us'' Argument on Detainees, H3021 [17MY]

For Seven Iraqis, a Vital Part of Life Is Restored, S6474 [4JN]

Gray Zone, H3073-H3076 [17MY]

I Was Forced To Abuse Inmates, Says U.S. Soldier, H2887 [12MY]

Inside Afghan Prisons, U.S. Abuses Are Shrouded in Mystery, H2994 [13MY]

Marine's Charisma Touching Many, E623 [22AP]

Marine's Journey Home Nears End, E623 [22AP]

Marine's Lengthy Journey Nears End, E623 [22AP]

Mr. Rumsfeld's Responsibility, S4966 [6MY], H2669 [6MY]

Pictures That Lost the War, H2673 [6MY]

Restoring Our Honor, H2675 [6MY]

Rumsfeld Approved `Harsh' Interrogation, H2886 [12MY]

Six Morons Who Lost the War, H2674 [6MY]

Stopping the Abuse of Detainees, S4887 [5MY]

Torture and the Politics of Ambiguity, H2994 [13MY]

U.S. Soldier Paints a Scene of Eager Mayhem at Iraqi Prison, S5491 [14MY]

Ugly Americans, H2496 [4MY]

When We're the Evildoers in Iraq—With Immoral U.S. Leadership, Is It So Shocking To Find Torturers in the Ranks?, H2677 [6MY]

Who Should Have Known?, H2676 [6MY]

Why Was Pattern of Abuse Ignored for So Long?, H2676 [6MY]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: ensure compliance with treaties and laws prohibiting torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (see H.R. 4728), H5149 [25JN]

Civil liberties: require videotaping of intelligence-gathering interrogations and other pertinent actions involving a detainee or prisoner under the control of U.S. Armed Forces or intelligence operatives (see H.R. 4951), H6703 [22JY]

Claims: payment of claims from the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 4998), H6704 [22JY]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 4425), H3438 (see H.R. 4425), H3537 [20MY]

———request transmission to the House of Representatives any documentation produced in conjuction with investigations of abuse of Iraqi POW by U.S. military personnel or contractors (see H. Res. 640), H2918 [12MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend reporting requirement for the Advisory Committee on Former POW (see H.R. 4950), H6703 [22JY]

Human rights: request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H. Res. 689), H4893 [23JN] (see H. Res. 699, 700), H5150 [25JN]

Iraq: condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (see S. Res. 356), S5078 [10MY] (see H. Res. 627), H2657 [5MY] (see H. Res. 639), H2918 [12MY]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (H. Res. 627), consideration (see H. Res. 628), H2656 [5MY]

———demolish Abu Ghraib prison to underscore U.S. abhorrence of the mistreatment of prisoners (see S. Res. 354), S4997 [6MY]

———establish an international commission to monitor the treatment of persons in U.S. custody (see H.R. 4448), H3438 (see H.R. 4448), H3538 [20MY]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance (see H. Res. 771), H7137 [14SE]

Taxation: allow deduction for uncompensated education costs incurred by certain veterans' survivors and dependents (see H.R. 5262), H8857 [7OC]

Vietnam: urge the provision of all information relative to Americans unaccounted for from the Vietnamese Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 431), H3391 [19MY]

Vietnamese Conflict: commend the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, and Vietnam for efforts to achieve full accounting of U.S. Armed Forces personnel (see H. Con. Res. 485), H6705 [22JY]

———express appreciation for service and sacrifice to veterans (see H. Res. 840), H8859 [7OC]

Excerpts

Proposed Changes in Combat Assignments to Which Female Members May Be Assigned: Public Law 103-160, S6707 [14JN]

Letters

Abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel: Representative Jackson Lee, H2710 [6MY]

———Senators Levin and Warner, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5220 [11MY]

———several Members of Congress, H2694 [6MY]

———Thomas L. Carter, Dept. of Defense, H2695 [6MY]

Alberto R. Gonzales' role in interpretation of law and development of policies relative to treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Senator Leahy, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11868 [7DE]

Call for removal of Sec. of Defense Rumsfeld relative to abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel: Representative Jackson Lee, H2711 [6MY]

Senate review of photos of abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel: Senators Levin and Warner, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5355 [12MY]

Treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan: Senator Leahy, S11623 [19NO]

———Senator Leahy, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10980 [9OC]

———Susan L. Burke, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP, S11624 [19NO]

———Susan L. Burke, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP, and Shereef H. Akeel, Melamed, Dailey & Akeel, P.C., S11623 [19NO]

Tribute to soldiers who acted appropriately during abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel: several officials from Bethany United Church of Christ, Mendon, IL, E1091 [14JN]

Lists

Requested documents on treatment and interrogation of individuals held in custody by the U.S., S7287 [23JN]

Messages

Certification of Accounting of Captured or Missing U.S. Personnel Under Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia: President Bush, S1679 [26FE], H670 [26FE]

Motions

Iraq: condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (H. Res. 627), H2696, H2697 [6MY]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: ensure compliance with treaties and laws prohibiting torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (H.R. 4728), E1274 [25JN]

———support members engaging in military action in Afghanistan, H6760 [8SE]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq, H2170, H2174 [20AP], H2453 [28AP], H2740, H2781, H2782 [11MY], H2820 [12MY], H3007 [13MY], H3096 [18MY], H5173-H5180 [6JY], H6985 [9SE], H7715 [28SE]

Centralia, IL: tribute to VFW Post 2055 Ladies Auxilliary, E1309 [7JY]

Cuba: treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, H3694 [2JN]

Dept. of Defense: assist Iraqi Government in destroying Abu Ghraib prison and replacing it with a modern detention facility, H3370-H3372 [19MY], E948 [21MY]

———establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (H.R. 4425), H3757 [3JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend reporting requirement for the Advisory Committee on Former POW (H.R. 4950), E1476 [22JY]

Human rights: request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H4867-H4870 [23JN]

———request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (H. Res. 689), H5965 [19JY], E1218 [23JN]

Iraq: alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H2496, H2525, H2540-H2544 [4MY], H2552, H2553, H2554, H2555, H2625, H2629, H2631, H2642, H2648, H2649, H2651, H2652 [5MY], H2661, H2662, H2703, H2705, H2706 [6MY], H2736, H2738, H2739, H2777, H2780, H2782, H2785, H2786, H2787 [11MY], H2817, H2818, H2819, H2821, H2884, H2886, H2888, H2889, H2891, H2911-H2915 [12MY], H2923, H2924, H2994, H2997, H2999, H3000, H3010 [13MY], H3020, H3021, H3072, H3076 [17MY], H3169 [18MY], H3232, H3235, H3236, H3270, H3386-H3389 [19MY], H3495 [20MY], H3694 [2JN], H4267 [16JN], H4563 [18JN], H4776 [23JN], H7218 [15SE], E797, E799 [10MY], E836 [12MY]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq, H2735, H2740, H2741 [11MY], H3354-H3357 [19MY], H3693 [2JN], H4726 [22JN]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (H. Res. 627), H2680-H2698, H2700, H2701, H2708-H2716 [6MY], H3600 [1JN], E868 [14MY]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (H. Res. 627), consideration (H. Res. 628), H2666-H2678 [6MY]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel and compensate abused prisoners, H3170, H3172 [18MY]

———establish select committee of the House to investigate the treatment of detainees held in connection with the global war on terrorism, H3454-H3456 [20MY]

———include certain U.S. POW held by the regime of Saddam Hussein in any plan to compensate enemy POW abused by U.S. military personnel, H4177 [16JN], H4724, H4736, H4763 [22JN]

———U.S. military court ruling permitting the questioning of military and civilian commanders on the abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H4650 [22JN]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, E1602 [13SE]

———observance (H. Res. 771), H7214-H7217 [15SE]

New Mexico: National Guard Coast Artillery units recipients of Dept. of Defense Reserve Forces Policy Board Citizen Patriot Unit Award for service during World War II Bataan Death March, E1854 [10OC]

Robert E. Mitchell Center for Prisoner of War Studies: tribute, E1613 [14SE]

Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense: call for removal relative to alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H2777 [11MY], H4146 [15JN]

Sivits, Jeremy: court martial relative to alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel in Iraq, H3231 [19MY]

Veterans: addition of osteoporosis to list of presumed service-connected diseases for former POWs, H6079, H6080 [20JY]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: ensure compliance with treaties and laws prohibiting torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, S6781-S6784 [15JN], S6836, S6837 [16JN], S7892 [9JY], S10828 [8OC]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq, S4075-S4077 [19AP], S4858 [5MY]

Dept. of Defense: reports submitted to Committee on Armed Services (Senate) relative to investigations of abuse of Iraqi POW by U.S. military personnel or contractors, S9063-S9065 [10SE], S10256-S10259 [1OC]

———require reports on detainment of foreign nationals and violations of the Geneva Conventions, S7068-S7071 [21JN]

———restrict the use of contractors in interrogation of prisoners, offensive military operations, and transferring prisoners to the custody of foreign nations, S6705-S6711 [14JN], S6831-S6836 [16JN]

Dept. of Justice: require disclosure of documents on treatment and interrogation of individuals held in custody by the U.S., S7139-S7143, S7145-S7147 [22JN], S7231-S7242, S7282-S7289 [23JN], S7892 [9JY]

Gonzales, Alberto R.: role in interpretation of law and development of policies relative to treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S11868 [7DE]

Human rights: request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S8653-S8656 [22JY], S10980 [9OC], S11622 [19NO]

Iraq: alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, S4728 [3MY], S4779, S4795, S4824 [4MY], S4856, S4857, S4858, S4859, S4860, S4877, S4885-S4887, S4900, S4901, S4922 [5MY], S4942, S4944, S4955-S4959, S4963-S4967 [6MY], S5033-S5035 [7MY], S5052, S5063, S5064-S5072 [10MY], S5220 [11MY], S5242, S5341 [12MY], S5383, S5390, S5392, S5459, S5463 [13MY], S5490-S5495 [14MY], S5562 [18MY], S5729, S5730, S5741-S5743 [19MY], S5940 [20MY], S6072 [21MY], S6473 [4JN]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (S. Res. 356), S5058, S5060, S5066-S5072 [10MY], S5171, S5172 [11MY]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (S. Res. 356), unanimous-consent agreement, S5064 [10MY]

———demolish Abu Ghraib prison to underscore U.S. abhorrence of the mistreatment of prisoners (S. Res. 354), S4980-S4982 [6MY]

———include certain U.S. POW held by the regime of Saddam Hussein in any plan to compensate enemy POW abused by U.S. military personnel, S6696, S6721 [14JN]

———Senate review of photos of alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, S5355 [12MY]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, S9216 [14SE], S10254 [1OC]

Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense: commend efforts following disclosure of alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, S6248 [21MY]

———Senate testimony relative to alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, S4894 [5MY]

Speicher, Michael Scott: investigate possible capture and detainment by Iraqi Government, S8609 [22JY]

Tribute, S12057 [8DE]

Reports

Ending Secret Detentions: Michael Posner and Deborah Pearlstein, Human Rights First (organization), S8655 [22JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H. Res. 627, Condemn Abuse of POW by U.S. Military Personnel, Take Action Against Those Involved, and Support Those Serving Honorably in Iraq: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 628) (H. Rept. 108-480), H2656 [5MY]

Request Release of Documents About the Treatment of Prisoners or Detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 689) (H. Rept. 108-632), H6700 [22JY]

———Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Res. 699) (H. Rept. 108-631), H6700 [22JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 700) (H. Rept. 108-658), H6755 [7SE]

Transmission to the House of Representatives Documentation Produced in Conjuction With Investigations of Abuse of Iraqi POW by U.S. Military Personnel or Contractors: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 640) (H. Rept. 108-547), H4285 [16JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Iraq: condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (H. Res. 627), H2697 [6MY]

Statements

Abuse of Enemy POW by U.S. Military Personnel in Iraq: Leadership Conference of Women Religious (organization), E1154 [18JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 627, condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq, H2680 [6MY]

H. Res. 628, consideration of H. Res. 627, condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq, H2666 [6MY]

H. Res. 689, request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, E1218 [23JN]

H. Res. 771, National POW/MIA Recognition Day, H7214 [15SE]

S. Res. 354, demolish Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq to underscore U.S. abhorrence of the mistreatment of prisoners, S5004 [6MY]

S. Res. 356, condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq, S5071, S5072, S5094 [10MY]