Guantanamo humans abandoned, Rex the dog adopted

db: Below AP publishes 114 words on Rex the Dog, whilst the following three issues, between them, get 66 only: 1. Guantanamo Bay captives lose right to file habeas corpus law suits 2. Captives lose right to file any kind of legal action against the US - even after release 3. Military panels determining whether to hold detainees indefinitely to rely on information gained from 'coercive interrogation techniques ...................Orwell rolls in his grave [see sidebar].

forbes/ap: House Approves Sweeping Defense Bill

Congress is acting swiftly to send President Bush a military bill that bans cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of terrorism suspects in U.S. custody and sets uniform interrogation guidelines for American troops.

The sweeping measure setting Pentagon policies and funding levels also includes a military pay raise and allows an Iraq war veteran to adopt a bomb-sniffing dog named Rex. Read more