John Durham

Yoo's Bad Lawyering, Not Investigations, Threatens CIA

Frank Naif | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics


Frank Naif

Instead of using his op-ed soapbox to defend his own indefensible legal justifications of an immoral torture program, maybe Yoo should offer to take the investigative heat for the brave CIA men and women.

Broder Sees Too Many Consequences To CIA Accountability

Washington Post | David S. Broder | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


My friend and fellow columnist Eugene Robinson has written a characteristically passionate and well-reasoned piece commending Attorney General Eric Ho...

Losing Wars We Already Won (Part I): Torture vs. WWII

Shahid Buttar | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics


Shahid Buttar

Despite public pressure from voices across the political spectrum, the Obama administration continues to sweep torture under the rug.

"We're Going to Kill Your Children": The CIA Inspector General's Report

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

A.G. Holder's appointment of John Durham to investigate this sordid episode should be only the first step in a wholesale reevaluation of American national security priorities in the post-9-11 world.

Torture Tape Probe Seen As Payback In FBI-CIA Rivalry

NY Times | Ariel Alexovich | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The Justice Department's criminal inquiry into the destruction of the Central Intelligence Agency interrogation tapes will be carried out largely by a...

Veteran Prosecutor Takes Over CIA Probe

Associated Press | Matt Apuzzo | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


For the high-profile, politically charged investigation into the destruction of CIA interrogation videos, the Justice Department is turning to a low-p...