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Sandra Hodgkinson is an American lawyer, and officer in the United States Navy Reserve.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Hodginkson was appointed to the post of State Department's Deputy Director, Office of War Crimes Issues as the Department of Defense's Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs.

Hodgkinson replaced Charles "Cully" Stimson following his resignation from this position.^[5]

References

^ James Kirkup (August 14 2007). "Life of house arrest awaits Guantanamo detainees on return to UK". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2007-10-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ "Department of Defense Directive on Detainee Operations, the Release of the Army Field Manual for Human Intelligence Collection and an Update on Military Commissions". United States Department of State. February 7 2006. Retrieved 2007-10-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ Carol Rosenberg (August 8 2007). "Captives dangerous, U.S. tells Britain". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2007-10-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ "Official biography" (PDF). Miami Herald. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |accessessdate= ignored (help)
^ Penelope Debelle (February 7 2007). "Trial clock ticks, but painfully slowly". The Age. Retrieved 2007-09-29. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

External links

Linda D. Kozaryn (June 27, 2003). "Silent No Longer: Iraqi People Reveal the Past". American Forces Press Service. Retrieved 2007-10-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[TheScotsman20070814-1] James Kirkup (August 14 2007). "Life of house arrest awaits Guantanamo detainees on return to UK". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2007-10-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[DoDInterrogationManual-2] "Department of Defense Directive on Detainee Operations, the Release of the Army Field Manual for Human Intelligence Collection and an Update on Military Commissions". United States Department of State. February 7 2006. Retrieved 2007-10-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[MiamiHerald20070808-3] Carol Rosenberg (August 8 2007). "Captives dangerous, U.S. tells Britain". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2007-10-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[OfficialBio-4] "Official biography" (PDF). Miami Herald. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |accessessdate= ignored (help)

[TheAge20070207-5] Penelope Debelle (February 7 2007). "Trial clock ticks, but painfully slowly". The Age. Retrieved 2007-09-29. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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-'''Sandra Hodgkinson''' is an American lawyer, officer in the [[United States Navy Reserve]], and a [[George W. Bush|Bush]] [[United States President|Presidency]] political appointee.<ref name=TheScotsman20070814>
+'''Sandra Hodgkinson''' is an American lawyer, and officer in the [[United States Navy Reserve]].<ref name=TheScotsman20070814>
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-The Bush Presidency appointed her to be the [[United States Department of State|State Department's]] [[Deputy Director, Office of War Crimes Issues]]
+Hodginkson was appointed to the post of [[United States Department of State|State Department's]] [[Deputy Director, Office of War Crimes Issues]]
-ant the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]]'s [[Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs]].
+as the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]]'s [[Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs]].
-Hodgkinson is notable because she replaced [[Charles Stimson|Charles "Cully" Stimson]] following his controversial resignation.<ref name=TheAge20070207>
+Hodgkinson replaced [[Charles Stimson|Charles "Cully" Stimson]] following his resignation from this position.<ref name=TheAge20070207>
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-Stimson's resignation followed the criticism he triggered when he questioned the patriotism of the lawyers who volunteered to aid the captives held in [[extrajudicial detention]] in the [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp]]s, in [[Cuba]], and suggested that American firms punsh their employers by boycotting their services.
-Hodgkinson is notable for being at the center of the controversy over captives being transferred to
-countries that use [[torture]].<ref name=PressReleases20060717>
-{{cite news
-| url=http://geneva.usmission.gov/Press2006/0717PressBriefing.html
-| title=Media Roundtable  with Senior Government Officials
-| publisher=[[United States Department of State]]
-| date=[[July 17]], [[2006]]
-| accessdate=2007-10-10
-}}</ref><ref name=PressReleases20060718>
-{{cite news
-| url=http://geneva.usmission.gov/Press2006/0718iccprResponse.html
-| title=U.S. Meeting with U.N. Human Rights Committee: U.S. Delegation Response to Oral Questions from the Members of the Committee
-| publisher=[[United States Department of State]]
-| date=[[July 18]] [[2006]]
-| accessdate=2007-10-10
-}}</ref>
-It is the position of the Bush Presidency that
-captives can be transferred to any country, provided it receives "diplomatic assurrances" that the captives won't be abused.
-Hodgkinson's responsibilities included negotiating for those diplomatic assurances.
-Critics assert that the assurances are widely ignored once the captives have been transferred.
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