CIA Committed ‘War Crimes,’ Bush Official Says
A top adviser to former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice quietly defied the Justice Department to warn that "cruel, inhuman or degrading" interrogation techniques like waterboarding approved by the...
View Article9/11 Snitch Springs U.S. From Torture Trial Trap
The CIA tortured Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and his fellow alleged 9/11 conspirators, a decision that, for years, jeopardized any prosecution for the deadly terror attacks. But when admitted al-Qaida...
View ArticleTwo Cheers for Zero Dark Thirty’s Torture Scenes
Critics are blasting the new movie about the hunt for Osama bin Laden as torture porn and worse. Those critics miss the point of Zero Dark Thirty's most brutal scenes.
View ArticleWhile Report on CIA Abuse Stays Secret, Senators Blast Tinseltown Torture
Three Senators angrily accuse Zero Dark Thirty of misrepresenting the value of torture. Too bad they're not releasing a major Senate inquiry into the CIA's torture program.
View ArticleCIA Official Who Destroyed Torture Tapes Squirms at Zero Dark Thirty Abuse
It's a bit rich for Jose Rodriguez to have a beef with the accuracy of Zero Dark Thirty's torture scenes. Rodriguez was the top CIA official who destroyed nearly 100 videotaped accounts of brutal CIA...
View ArticleA Decade Later, Contractor Pays Out Millions for Iraq Prisoner Abuse
It's been nearly a decade since contractors and U.S. soldiers worked together to torture Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib. Now, for the first time, one of those companies has been forced to pay the victims.
View ArticleLeaks! Torture! Drones! Obama’s CIA Pick Faces Skeptical Senators
John Brennan is probably going to be the next CIA director. Just not before senators have a chance to grill him about national-security leaks, torture and killer drones.
View ArticleMore Than 50 Countries Helped the CIA Outsource Torture
According to a new study, 54 countries helped the CIA outsource torture -- whether by providing foreign prisons for torturing detainees, prisoner transfers or logistics aid.
View ArticleWhat Game of Thrones Can Reveal About the Boston Suspect’s Interrogation
Want to know how interrogators will approach Boston Marathon suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev? Watch Sunday's episode of Game of Thrones.
View ArticleAfghans Claim to Have Video of U.S. Special Forces Guy Torturing Civilians
It's unclear what exactly Zakaria Kandahari's relationship with U.S. Special Forces is, but the Afghans claim to have a video showing him torturing civilians.
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