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Guantanamo Detainee Charged in USS Cole Bombing: Almost 8 years after a small boat loaded with TNT detonated and ripped through the USS Cole at a Yemeni port, Guantanamo Bay detainee Abd al Rahim al-Nashiri has been charged for planning and surpervising the attack that resulted in the deaths of 17 US service members. According to Josh White's Washington Post story , the government has acknowledged that al-Nashiri was subjected to waterboarding, and his subsequent confession will likely be under intense scrutiny if the charges proceed to trial. Rampart "Victim" Arrested Again: The most famous, or perhaps infamous, victim of the now notorious Rampart scandal of the late '90s has been arrested after an hour-long police chase for evading arrest, reckless driving, and assault on a peace officer...continue to full post

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