Colleen Graffy

Colleen Graffy
Colleen Graffy. U.S. State Dep’t photo
Colleen Graffy in Budapest, March 2008

Colleen Graffy is a former deputy United States Assistant Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and professor of law at Pepperdine University's London campus.

Graffy is originally from Santa Barbara, California. She earned her B.A. from Pepperdine University and her M.A. from Boston University. [1]

She moved to the United Kingdom after completing her masters degree and was chairman of Republicans Abroad for the United Kingdom. [2]

On suicides in Guantanamo: "It does sound like this is part of a strategy - in that they don't value their own lives, and they certainly don't value ours; and they use suicide bombings as a tactic," Colleen Graffy, the deputy assistant secretary of state for public diplomacy, told BBC's Newshour yesterday. "Taking their own lives was not necessary, but it certainly is a good PR move." [3] However, this comment was quickly disavowed by Cully Stimson, United States deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs. Graffy has also been quoted as saying to Kate Allen of Amnesty International UK via e-mail in 2004 that, "In the Second World War, Americans and Britons who were captured were held until the end of hostilities. They were not read rights or given a dime to call their lawyer." [4]

References

  1. ^ Biography of Colleen P. Graffy, Department of State
  2. ^ She became a door tenant ay 9 Gough Square, a barrister's chambers in London. London Calling: Professor Colleen Graffy Gets a SEAL of Approval, Pepperdine University
  3. ^ Killing themselves was unnecessary. But it certainly is a good PR move, Guardian Unlimited
  4. ^ Pressure grows on Guantanamo Bay, BBC, June 12, 2006



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