Philip Zelikow

Dan Froomkin

Tortured History: Unearthed Memo Raises Contrasts Between Bush, Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 04.09.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A six-year-old memo from within the George W. Bush administration that came to light this week acknowledges that White House-approved in...

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Bush-Era Official Strongly Objected On Interrogation

AP | PETE YOST | Posted 06.03.2012

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WASHINGTON — A memo released Tuesday on harsh interrogation techniques shows that a former State Department official strongly dissented from the...

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Deja Vu-doo: The Fuse of Iran?

Kristen Breitweiser | Posted 03.27.2012

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Kristen Breitweiser

Call me crazy. Call me dumb. But I get uncomfortable when I read articles talking about a president wanting to run on national security, particularly when there doesn't seem to be any credible, sustained national security risk on the horizon.

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Christina Wilkie

Dozens Of Former U.S. Officials Make Millions Advocating For Terrorist Organization

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 10.08.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The ornate ballroom of the Willard Hotel buzzed with activity on a Saturday morning in July. Crowded together on the stage sat a cadre ...

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Zelikow: Harsh Interrogations A "Collective Failure"

Washington Post | Carrie Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former State Department counselor Philip Zelikow told the first congressional panel convened to address allegations of torture that Bush administratio...

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Zelikow Advocates Independent Investigation Into Torture Policies

The Cable | Posted 05.25.2011

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When Philip Zelikow, the former counselor to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, testifies before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee Wednesday about con...

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Bush Official Suggests Cheney Torture Cover-Up

Mother Jones | Posted 05.25.2011

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On April 21, Philip Zelikow, who was counselor to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during the Bush administration, revealed on Foreign Policy's "Sh...

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Condi Rice's Tortured Macaca Moment

Ari Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ari Melber

Rice's recent incident shows the prospects for what we might call a substantive Macaca Moment -- using YouTube and citizen media to scrutinize our leaders on the issues, not gaffes.

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Diplomat Claims Bush White House Destroyed His Memo Opposing Torture (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Marcus Baram | Posted 05.25.2011

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Philip Zelikow, a longtime diplomat who worked as counselor to former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and was the executive director of the 9/11 C...

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