Torture Commission

Questions for the Attorney General

Michael Isikoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Isikoff

Holder's announcement that he's "leaning" toward appointing a prosecutor to investigate brutal interrogations during the Bush administration raises as many questions as it answers.

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America Can Walk and Chew Gum at the Same Time: Why the U.S. Should Form an Accountability Commission

Rabbi Steve Gutow | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rabbi Steve Gutow

Congressional committees can be highly partisan. They are often not listened to in the same way that a full-scale non-partisan administration effort would be.

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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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Sam Stein

Helen Thomas Ridicules Obama Torture Investigation Stance With Bush Comparison

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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For the fourth time this week, the White House press briefing was dominated by questions over the president's stance -- seemingly souring -- on the id...

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Obama, Reid Oppose Torture Commission

New York Times | David M. Herszenhorn and Carl Hulse | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Democratic leaders, joining forces with the Obama White House, said they would resist efforts by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other prominent...

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Leahy Moving Forward On Torture Commission

Salon News | Mark Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Feb. 24, 2009 | WASHINGTON -- The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to move forward with a commission to investigate torture during the Bush administra...

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Obama, Bush & The War Crimes

Ari Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ari Melber

Obama must scrutinize and disassemble the post-Sept. 11 imperial presidency, even if he reduces his own power in the process.

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