Steele Walks Back Claim That He's Open To Torture Probe
A spokesperson for RNC chief Michael Steele appears to be walking back Steele's suggestion yesterday that he could support a truth commission on tort...
A spokesperson for RNC chief Michael Steele appears to be walking back Steele's suggestion yesterday that he could support a truth commission on tort...
Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics
Former Minnesota Governor and one-time professional wrestler Jesse Ventura went public on Larry King Live yesterday with some harsh criticisms of the ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics
A CIA inspector general's report from May 2004 that is set to be declassified by the Obama White House will almost certainly disprove claims that wate...
Barry Schwartz | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics
Punishment is not the point; moral clarity and moral seriousness is.
AP | REBECCA SANTANA | Posted 05.18.2009 | World
CAIRO — Human rights groups and former detainees in U.S. custody expressed disappointment Friday with the decision by President Barack Obama not...
Marjorie Cohn | Posted 05.09.2009 | World
It is the responsibility of the United States to investigate allegations of torture. The use of torture should be purged from our system, much like we eradicated slavery.
Dan Agin | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics
It seems that everyone in the world knows about water-boarding except certain people in the Bush administration. Our good fortune is that the Bush adm...
New York Times | Michael Cooper | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
At a town hall meeting here last night, Rudolph W. Giuliani expanded upon his views of torture. Here is a transcript of the exchange. Linda Gustitus,...
The Plum Line | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics