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Freshman GOP Senator Challenges Obama On Controversial Policy

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 01.29.2012

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WASHINGTON — The face of Republican opposition to President Barack Obama's policy for handling suspected terrorists is a 43-year-old former pros...

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An Odd Thanksgiving Proposal: Let's Go Back to Torturing Detainees

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 01.23.2012

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Daphne Eviatar

A disturbing trend among some Republicans lately, as we saw in last night's debate, is to treat any terror-related crime as something completely new and different, which needn't comply with even our most basic sense of decency, let alone U.S. law.

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Words of Wisdom About Terror Trials -- Whatever Your View

Marty Robins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marty Robins

In light on the ongoing debate around military commissions for terrorist suspects and the disposition of the Gitmo holding facility, a new book will interest anyone concerned with national security policy.

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Strange Bedfellows at Guantánamo

Jamil Dakwar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jamil Dakwar

I've been observing the military commissions since 2004, and Guantánamo never felt more surreal or otherworldly than it did in what we hope were its ...

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Obama's Decisive Break with Bush's "War on Terror" Policies

Andy Worthington | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Worthington

Obama's new Orders are a bold start, but more detail is required, dangerous loopholes must be shut off permanently, and other parts of the Bush administration's dark legacy need to be swiftly addressed.

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Friday Talking Points [57] -- End Of Prohibition 75th Anniversary Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Brian Williams, NBC's talking head extraordinaire, is probably a decent guy, a guy with whom you could sit down and have a beer. [More on the alcohol...

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Debate Questions I'd (Still) Like To Ask

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Unfortunately these questions remain largely unanswered, almost two months after the last debate.

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Will McCain Vote Against Waterboarding Today?

Think Progress | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today, at 10:30 a.m. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is expected to bring to the floor the Intelligence Authorization Conference Report. One ...

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Anti-Waterboarding Bill Passes House On Party Lines

NY Times | Scott Shane | Posted 05.25.2011

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Defying a veto threat from President Bush, the House of Representatives voted Thursday to prohibit waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods...

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Sam Stein

Military Leaders: Ignore Bush Veto Threat, Ban Waterboarding

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Thirty retired admirals and generals have penned a letter to key Democrats, urging them to defy President Bush's veto threats and pass legislation req...

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