Torture Memos

Former Bush Official Wins Protection From Torture Lawsuit

AP | PAUL ELIAS | Posted 05.03.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO — An appeals court on Wednesday tossed out a convicted terrorist's lawsuit accusing a high-ranking Bush administration lawyer who ...

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Interrogators Speak Out: Did Torture 'Work?'

Jim Clemente | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Guantanamo, Enhanced Interrogations, Torture, Guantanamo Detainees, High Value Interrogation Group, Waterboarding, Torture Memos, Jose Rodriguez Hard Measures, Torture Tapes, Interrogators, Politics News
Jim Clemente

Another round of torture debates is soon to ensue on the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden. Jose Rodriguez, the former CIA agent notorious for destroying 'the torture tapes,' will release his new book, Hard Measures, on the same date.

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The Torture Memos, 10 Years Later

The Atlantic Wire | Andrew Coher | Posted 04.07.2012

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On February 7, 2002 -- ten years ago to the day, tomorrow -- President George W. Bush signed a brief memorandum titled "Humane Treatment of Taliban an...

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All I Want for Christmas Is My Civil Liberties!

Coleen Rowley | Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: National Defense Authorization Act, Ndaa, Joshua Phillips, Torture Memos, Torture, Bush Torture Memos, Guantanamo, President Obama Ndaa, Barack Obama Ndaa, Politics News
Coleen Rowley

What's the worst that could happen as a result of the congressional rubberstamp broadening the war and allowing indefinite military detention of American citizens as "enemy combatants"?

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Alberto Gonzales: Dear Santa, Send Money

Raul A. Reyes | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Politics, Alberto Gonzales AG, Bush Alberto Gonzales, Hispanic, Alberto Gonzales Law, Alberto Gonzales Attorney, Alberto Gonzales, U.S. Attorney Scandal, Torture Memos, Latino Voices, Politics News
Raul A. Reyes

As attorney general, Alberto Gonzales trampled on civil liberties, politicized the Department of Justice, and deeply embarrassed many of his fellow Latinos. Now he wants us to send him money.

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Al-Qaeda and John Yoo: Concerns and a Qualified Endorsement We Can Do Without

Dorian de Wind | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Anwar Al-Awlaki, Yemen, Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, Waterboarding, U.S. Constitution, John Yoo, Torture Memos, War on Terrorism, Al Qaeda, World News
Dorian de Wind

Yoo, the mastermind of the infamous "torture memos" that provided "legal" justification for torture in the form of waterboarding, has now expressed his qualified support for the killing of al-Awlaki.

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Bush Kept Out of Canada, Can We Keep Him Out of Minnesota Too?

Coleen Rowley | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: War Crimes, Wamm, Bush Administration Torture, Women-Against-Military-Madness, Guantanamo Detainees, George W. Bush, Pinochet, Torture Memos, Augusto Pinochet, Torture, Politics News
Coleen Rowley

Please JOIN US for an anti-torture candlelight vigil dedicated to detainees and victims of torture authorized by George Bush! Wednesday, September2...

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To Learn or Not to Learn: America's Dilemma After 9/11

Carol Smaldino | Posted 11.08.2011

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Carol Smaldino

If America is the land of the brave, that for me would include increasing and exercising our courage to get to know the deepest and darkest secrets that constitute the truth.

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Lucia Graves

Bradley Manning Supporters Rally At Kansas Prison

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 08.04.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Hundreds of supporters of Bradley Manning converged at Leavenworth, Kan., Saturday to rally for the Army private accused of leaking clas...

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Republicans On Torture, Post-Osama Bin Laden: Defending Against Prosecution?

Carla Seaquist | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Geneva Conventions, Osama Bin Laden Dead, Karl Rove, George W. Bush, Congressman Peter King, Guantanamo, Donald Rumsfeld, Osama Bin Laden Killed, John Yoo, Abu Ghraib, Dick Cheney, Osama Bin Laden, War Crimes, Bush Administration Torture, Abu Ghraib Torture, Guantanamo Torture, Enhanced Interrogations, Torture Memos, International Court of Justice, Torture, Politics News
Carla Seaquist

In these days since President Barack Obama announced that a SEAL team killed Osama bin Laden, the world's most wanted terrorist, notice how quickly Re...

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Al Qaeda Memo Re: Women as Human Shields

John Bobey | Posted 04.30.2012

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John Bobey

To clarify once and for all, when it comes to the use of human shields, our official a Qaeda policy says YES, you can use them, but please, NO women.

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Damn Wrong: Bush Admission on Torture Should Draw Special Prosecutor

Elizabeth Holtzman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elizabeth Holtzman

In his new book, George Bush admits to having approved waterboarding. This admission has created a difficult dilemma for the current administration. Torture is a federal crime punishable by up to twenty years in prison.

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Presidential Powers: Prudence or Perversion? Playing Jeopardy

Coleen Rowley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Coleen Rowley

If we're playing Jeopardy, and we are, this would be the answer: It's the real no-brainer answer to the legal and ethical questions posed by the ...

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Unhappy Anniversary: Eight Years of Continuing Lawlessness

Shahid Buttar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Department of Defense, George W. Bush, CIA Torture, Obama Administration, David Addington, John Yoo, Justice Department, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, John Yoo Torture, John Yoo Memo, Bush Torture Memos, Judge Jay Bybee, CIA UnLawful Human Experimentation, Bush Administration Torture, Bush Administration, Human Rights, Nuremberg Trials, Jay Bybee, Cia, Physicians for Human Rights, Enhanced Interrogations, Department of Justice, Torture Memos, Torture, Politics News
Shahid Buttar

The Defense Department now obstructs justice by suppressing evidence of its own criminal actions. This sordid history indicates the perverse depths to which our nation has unfortunately fallen.

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The Skeleton in John Yoo's Closet

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jayne Lyn Stahl

If former White House lawyer John Yoo were ever to decide to join the ranks of newfangled conservatives running for office, he would be hard-pressed to hide the skeleton in his closet.

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Camp Cropper: No Deposit, No Return

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jayne Lyn Stahl

Camp Cropper may someday be seen as a symbol of our protracted presence in a sovereign state, as well as a catalyst for its emergence as a no deposit, no return government.

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Torture Memo Author Advocated Presidential Pardons, Jury Nullification

Murray Waas | Posted 07.03.2011

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Murray Waas

A Bush administration attorney who approved harsh interrogation techniques of terror suspects advocated in 2006 that President Bush set aside recommen...

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Shadow Prisoners

Jack Healey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jay Bybee, Iraq War, 9/11, John Yoo, Iraq, Enhanced Interrogation, Torture Memos, Torture, Politics News
Jack Healey

The world's greatest democracy should not be in the business of spiriting people out of sight and outside of a legal system with built-in safeguards.

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Liz Cheney's Impeccable Timing

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Legal Ethics, Office of Professional Responsibility, Terrorism, John Yoo, Justice Department, Dick Cheney, Keep America Safe, Jay Bybee, Liz Cheney, National Security, Counterterrorism, Waterboarding, Neal Katyal, Senate Judiciary Committee, Torture Memos, Opr Report, Torture, Politics News
Daphne Eviatar

Cheney's attack conveniently shifted the spotlight away from other former Justice Department officials who actually are at risk of professional and criminal sanction.

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Pressure Mounts on DOJ to Produce Missing E-Mails

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daphne Eviatar

Pressure is growing on the Justice Department to produce supposedly "deleted" e-mails that could reveal whether government lawyers in the Bush administration were instructed to devise legal justifications for torture.

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Senate Committee Hearing on Ethics Report Disappoints

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: September 11, Department of Justice, Richard Durbin, Jay Bybee, Doj, Patrick Leahy, Counterterrorism, Terrorism, Gary Grindler, Christmas Day Bombing, John Yoo, 9-11, Patrick Philbin, Eric Holder, Torture Memos, John Cornyn, Abdulmutallab, Politics News
Daphne Eviatar

For anyone hoping the Justice Department would commit to further investigations that the White House instructed its lawyers to find legal justifications for torture, today was a disappointment.

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Laura Bassett

Justice Department Urged To Investigate Missing Emails

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 05.25.2011

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A government watchdog organization has asked the Department of Justice to investigate the missing emails of two former high-ranking officials involved...

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Who Told Yoo To Do Those 'Bad Things'?

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daphne Eviatar

If White House officials were instructing the 'torture memo' authors to create legal justifications for a program those officials knew was likely illegal, then we have evidence of a high-level criminal conspiracy.

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OPR Revelations Confirm Need for Full-Scale Torture Investigation

Nan Aron | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nan Aron

Co-authored with Brina Milikowsky Ruth Goldman Judicial Selection Project Fellow Alliance for Justice On Friday, the Department of Justice's Office ...

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Dark Days

Matthew Alexander | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matthew Alexander

The previous administration failed to keep the beast in its chains. The torture and abuse of detainees was the result of professional misconduct that gave birth to war crimes. Those are the dark days.

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