The USS Bataan: From Floating Prison Ship to Floating Hospital and Haiti Relief Distribution Site

By: Jim White Wednesday February 3, 2010 7:57 pm

The USS Bataan has a dark history in the story of floating secret prisons. It now is being put to use off Haiti as a floating hospital and relief supply distribution point.

BREAKING: Scahill reports US tortures detainees with germ warfare and gasoline enemas. Semper Fi?

By: Kirk Murphy Saturday May 16, 2009 1:42 am

Jeremy Scahill reports America tortured detainees with germ warfare and gasoline enemas. Do war crimes and crimes against humanity make you sick, too? Does seeing our generals, President Obama, and other public “servants” jump to protect America’s official war criminals and conceal their atrocities make you even sicker?

Bush Administration’s Craven Misuse of the USS Bataan

By: pmorlan Thursday March 5, 2009 7:47 am

How the cowardly Bush administration sullied the reputation of a once valiant ship by using it to help them abuse prisoners.

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