An unprecedented report from the corporate press claims U.S. forces have participated in extreme torture and abuse of detainees accused of affiliation with Al Qaeda … They Were ‘Grilled Alive’: US Govt Exposed Running Nazi-Like Torture ProgramRead more
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The road to torture
The FBI allows agents to take one of two approaches when conducting an interrogation. The Informed Interrogation Approach calls for the interrogator to become as … The road to tortureRead more
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John Kiriakou, CIA Officer in Torture Leak Case, Injured in Serious Traffic Accident
John Kiriakou, a prominent ex-CIA officer who was among the first to reveal the agency’s torture program, was seriously injured in a scooter accident earlier … John Kiriakou, CIA Officer in Torture Leak Case, Injured in Serious Traffic AccidentRead more
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CIA Officials Forced to Testify About Torture Program
A lawsuit against the two psychologists who devised a CIA torture program reached another new milestone last month, as three victims asked a U.S. court … CIA Officials Forced to Testify About Torture ProgramRead more
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In Yemen’s secret prisons, UAE tortures and US interrogates
Hundreds of men swept up in the hunt for al-Qaida militants have disappeared into a secret network of prisons in southern Yemen where abuse is … In Yemen’s secret prisons, UAE tortures and US interrogatesRead more
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U.S. Tied to Torture in Network of Secret Yemen Prisons Run by UAE
Human Rights Watch and AP have just come out with this big report called “UAE Backs Abusive Local Forces: Resolve ‘Disappearances’”—it says, “UAE Backs Abusive … U.S. Tied to Torture in Network of Secret Yemen Prisons Run by UAERead more
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How a Pakistani journalist exposed the CIA’s most secretive operation
The First Clue It was the start of just another day for Masood Anwar, a seasoned Pakistani journalist, on an October morning in 2001. He … How a Pakistani journalist exposed the CIA’s most secretive operationRead more
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Canada to Pay $10 Million to Omar Khadr for Abuse Endured at Gitmo
Canada will issue an apology and pay $10 million to Omar Khadr for the abuses he suffered while imprisoned by the United States in Guantánamo … Canada to Pay $10 Million to Omar Khadr for Abuse Endured at GitmoRead more
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U.S. Military Participated in Torturous Interrogations in Yemen
The videos’ release came as the Associated Press reported hundreds of accused terrorists have been swept up in a secret network of prisons in Yemen, … U.S. Military Participated in Torturous Interrogations in YemenRead more
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Historical Amnesia and the Destruction of the Senate Torture Report
When Winston Smith thinks he has finally made contact with the underground movement he has always hoped existed, in George Orwell’s 1984, he drinks a … Historical Amnesia and the Destruction of the Senate Torture ReportRead more