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Never Forget: The International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

Andy Worthington | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics

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Andy Worthington

Sadly, our celebrity-obsessed world is unlikely to pay much attention to the International Day in Support of the Victims of Torture, as the death of Michael Jackson dominates headlines.

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House GOP Leadership's Pollster Testing Torture As Political Issue

The Plum Line | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics

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The pollster for the House GOP leadership has conducted a poll to determine the effectiveness of one of the GOP's leading attacks on Nancy Pelosi -- ...

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CIA Ex-Chief Hayden Blames Bloggers, Congressional Aides for Damage Caused by His Policies

Frank Naif | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Cheetos, CIA Interrogations, Michael Hayden, Bloggers, Homeland Security, Financial Crisis, CIA Torture, Philip Mudd, Gen. Michael Hayden, Leon Panetta, Leon Panetta CIA, Politics News
Frank Naif

Senior intelligence community hacks like Michael Hayden and his peers are responsible for scuttling senior CIA analyst Phil Mudd's nomination to the senior DHS intelligence post.

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ACLU Sues CIA For Interrogation Documents

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 07.12.2009 | Politics

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NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union sued the U.S. government Thursday to try to prove there is a close link between the White House un...

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Senate Probe Could Target Cheney For Interrogation Briefings

Mother Jones | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics

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Dick Cheney, as vice president, was once the president of the Senate. Now he could become the target of a Senate investigation, for the Senate intelli...

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Confronting the CIA's Mind Maze

Alfred W. McCoy | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cia, George W. Bush, Guantanamo, CIA Torture, Bush Torture, Cheney Torture, Obama Torture, Torture, Bush Torture Memos, Politics News
Alfred W. McCoy

In retrospect, it may become more apparent that the real aberration of the Bush years lay not in torture policies per se, but in the president's order that the CIA should operate its own torture prisons.

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Philip Mudd, Obama Nominee, Linked To CIA Torture

AP | PAMELA HESS and EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration's pick for a top intelligence post at the Homeland Security Department is expected to face questions from ...

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The GOP vs. Pelosi: Where's the Outrage?

Bob Burnett | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: CIA Torture, Gop, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Torture, Republicans, Nancy Pelosi, Dick Cheney Torture, National Republican Congressional Committee, Politics News
Bob Burnett

Since voters rebuffed John McCain in November, Republicans have turned to their own axis of evil -- Dick Cheney, Newt Gingrich, and Rush Limbaugh -- as their public face.

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If You Want To Make An Omelette, You've Got To Torture Some Guys

Ross Hyzer | Posted 06.28.2009 | Comedy

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Ross Hyzer

So let's all relax about all this torture stuff and just appreciate the fact that we live in a country founded on the idea of being able to do whatever you want all the time with no consequences whatsoever.

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Picking on Pelosi

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

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John Wellington Ennis

For all of the suspicion and projection upon her, Speaker Pelosi is really like a mom making her kids behave politely at a fancy restaurant.

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Torture by Any Other Name

Allen Keller | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

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Allen Keller

The recently released memos detailing interrogation methods authorized by the Bush Administration, demonstrate the critical need for an independent and comprehensive investigation.

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The Liberal Military Is At It Again

Jamie Kilstein | Posted 06.26.2009 | Comedy

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Jamie Kilstein

Hey Petraeus! I'm talking to you. Are you too high to realize when someone is talking to you? Look over there! It's the Phish reunion tour being attended by Sean Penn! Do I have your attention now? Disgusting.

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Left, Right & Center: Obama VS. Cheney On Detainees And California In Chaos

Huff Radio | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics

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Huff Radio

Obama and Cheney dueling speeches but is being against torture a left-right issue? And as the economy continues to slide, California suffers a severe budget crisis.

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Three Uneasy Questions About Torture

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics

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Kenneth C. Davis

What happened? Why did it happen? What can be done to prevent it from happening again and again?

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My Message To Obama: Great Speech, But No Military Commissions and No "Preventive Detention"

Andy Worthington | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

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Andy Worthington

Look at the sentence, "Hold[ing] individuals to keep them from carrying out an act of war," replace "an act of war" with "any crime," and you will realize why the proposed policy is so terrifying.

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Obama is Right Not to Trust Us: All the Torture Photos Should Be Immediately Released

Martin Garbus | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

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Martin Garbus

Our failure to show we will stop the torture, in every possible way, is a fatal mistake that probably will lead to more Americans being mistreated.

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Prairie Home Torture Companion

Rory O'Connor | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Media News, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Torture, Garrison Keillor, Bush Administration Torture, Democratic Congress, Crime, Terror-Criminal-Prosecution, CIA Torture, Politics News
Rory O'Connor

Keillor called for a fair and thorough congressional investigation that would "lay the whole wretched business out on the public record".

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The Phony Debate About Torture

Elizabeth Holtzman | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

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Elizabeth Holtzman

Torture can never be used because our Constitution bans it. There are no exceptions -- not for heinous crimes or ticking bombs.

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Who's The Jack Murtha For Torture Investigations?

Josh Orton | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics

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Josh Orton

Whose call for a special prosecutor would get the political media's (and the White House's) attention?

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A Hollow and Horrible Equivocation

John Cusack | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics

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John Cusack

This is not an issue of partisan politics. It's a police matter... the investigation of a crime scene in which many more of us are complicit than is comfortable to recognize.

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Why Obama Must Truly Hate Bush

Steve Benen | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics

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Steve Benen

It's a real shame Bush and Cheney screwed up so spectacularly, and ignored the law so systematically, that it's interfering with Obama's desire to govern. But Obama signed up for this gig.

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Big Girls Don't Cry: Speaker Pelosi and the Flap Over the CIA Interrogation Memos

Sophia A. Nelson | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics

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Sophia A. Nelson

Less than an hour ago, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused the CIA of "misleading" her on the use of harsh interrogation techniques in the fall of 2002...

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The Real Motive Behind the Cheney Family Torture Tour

Bob Cesca | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics

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Bob Cesca

Why did the Bush administration authorize torture when other methods were more successful? And why is Dick Cheney so desperate to exonerate himself and to skew the debate with trivialities?

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Who Do You Despise More, Dick or Liz?

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Meghan McCain, Conservatives, Liz Cheney, National Security, David Brooks, David Frum, CIA Torture, Neoconservatives, Cheney Torture, Liz Cheney Dick Cheney, Obama National Security, Obama Torture, Republican Party, Torture, Republicans, Dick Cheney, Politics News
Jacob Heilbrunn

The Cheneys are seeking to lay the groundwork for a "Who Lost America?" debate should there be another terrorist attack during the Obama presidency.

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The Price of Freedom

Rolf Mowatt-Larssen | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Intelligence, CIA Interrogations, Central Intelligence Agency, Cia, CIA Torture, Enhanced Interrogations, Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, Torture, Al Qaeda, Politics News
Rolf Mowatt-Larssen

The enduring question is whether a small group of people in power have the right to redefine the nature of America's core values and ideals through policy decisions made under the cover of secrecy.

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