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Saturday, May 16, 2009
Obama Pressured Into Withholding Prisoner Abuse Photos In reversing an earlier commitment to release photos of U.S. soldiers abusing prisoners, President Barack Obama succumbed to a propaganda barrage unleashed by former Bush administration officials, their congressional allies, the right-wing news media and holdovers who retain key jobs under Obama.
Saturday, May 16, 2009Obama Pressured Into Withholding Prisoner Abuse Photos In reversing an earlier commitment to release photos of U.S. soldiers abusing prisoners, President Barack Obama succumbed to a propaganda barrage unleashed by former Bush administration officials, their congressional allies, the right-wing news media and holdovers who retain key jobs under Obama.
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Friday, May 15, 2009
Cheney Intervened in CIA Inspector General's Torture Probe Former Vice President Dick Cheney intervened in CIA Inspector General John Helgerson investigation into the agency's use of torture against alleged "high-value"- detainees, but the watchdog was still able to prepare a report that concluded the interrogation program violated some provisions of the International Convention Against Torture.
Friday, May 15, 2009Cheney Intervened in CIA Inspector General's Torture Probe Former Vice President Dick Cheney intervened in CIA Inspector General John Helgerson investigation into the agency's use of torture against alleged "high-value"- detainees, but the watchdog was still able to prepare a report that concluded the interrogation program violated some provisions of the International Convention Against Torture.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Army's Prescription to Combat Solider Suicides: Christianity A recent edition of the U.S. Army's suicide prevention manual advises military chaplains to promote "religiosity,"- specifically Christianity, as a way to deter distraught soldiers from committing suicide, which in recent months, according to one veterans advocacy group, has reached epidemic proportions
Wednesday, May 13, 2009Army's Prescription to Combat Solider Suicides: Christianity A recent edition of the U.S. Army's suicide prevention manual advises military chaplains to promote "religiosity,"- specifically Christianity, as a way to deter distraught soldiers from committing suicide, which in recent months, according to one veterans advocacy group, has reached epidemic proportions
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Saturday, May 9, 2009
CIA Refuses to Turn Over Torture Tape Documents to ACLU Amrit Singh, an ACLU staff attorney, said the move is "a classic CIA delay tactic." In court papers, she said the government is using the criminal investigation "as a pretext for indefinitely postponing" its obligation to produce documents related to the destruction of the videotapes.
Saturday, May 9, 2009CIA Refuses to Turn Over Torture Tape Documents to ACLU Amrit Singh, an ACLU staff attorney, said the move is "a classic CIA delay tactic." In court papers, she said the government is using the criminal investigation "as a pretext for indefinitely postponing" its obligation to produce documents related to the destruction of the videotapes.
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Saturday, May 9, 2009
Ex-Sen. Domenici Under Increased Scrutiny in US Attorney Firings Probe It appears that former New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici has come under increased scrutiny over his role in the politically motivated firing of the state's former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias.
Saturday, May 9, 2009Ex-Sen. Domenici Under Increased Scrutiny in US Attorney Firings Probe It appears that former New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici has come under increased scrutiny over his role in the politically motivated firing of the state's former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias.
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
DOJ Report Reaches "Damning" Conclusions for Bybee and Yoo Bush's line of defense could collapse if it were determined that the lawyers were colluding with administration officials in setting policy, rather than providing objective legal analysis. Already, extensive evidence exists, including Yoo's own writings, showing that he participated in high-level administration meetings to discuss and set policy.
Thursday, May 7, 2009DOJ Report Reaches "Damning" Conclusions for Bybee and Yoo Bush's line of defense could collapse if it were determined that the lawyers were colluding with administration officials in setting policy, rather than providing objective legal analysis. Already, extensive evidence exists, including Yoo's own writings, showing that he participated in high-level administration meetings to discuss and set policy.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Top CIA Officials Were Given Daily Torture Updates of Zubaydah CIA interrogators provided top agency officials in Langley with daily "torture" updates of Abu Zubaydah, the alleged "high-level" terrorist detainee who was held at a secret "black site" prison and waterboarded 83 times in August 2002, according to newly released court documents obtained by The Public Record.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009Top CIA Officials Were Given Daily Torture Updates of Zubaydah CIA interrogators provided top agency officials in Langley with daily "torture" updates of Abu Zubaydah, the alleged "high-level" terrorist detainee who was held at a secret "black site" prison and waterboarded 83 times in August 2002, according to newly released court documents obtained by The Public Record.
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Saturday, May 2, 2009
How a Health Benefits Law Formed the Basis For the 'Torture Memo' Yoo's legal opinions virtually gave President Bush unilateral authority to launch preemptive military strikes against any regime suspected of having ties to terrorist groups, provided Bush with the power to begin a covert domestic surveillance program, and authorized the president to allow CIA agents to interrogate alleged terrorist detainees using brutal methods of interrogation as long as it didn't result in death or maiming
Saturday, May 2, 2009How a Health Benefits Law Formed the Basis For the 'Torture Memo' Yoo's legal opinions virtually gave President Bush unilateral authority to launch preemptive military strikes against any regime suspected of having ties to terrorist groups, provided Bush with the power to begin a covert domestic surveillance program, and authorized the president to allow CIA agents to interrogate alleged terrorist detainees using brutal methods of interrogation as long as it didn't result in death or maiming
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Friday, May 1, 2009
Senate Panel's Report Links Detainees' Murders to Bush's Torture Policy A combination of "enhanced interrogation" techniques approved by high-level Bush administration officials coupled with a series of brutal beatings administered by military interrogators were directly responsible for the December 2002 deaths of two detainees at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, according to a report released last week by the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Friday, May 1, 2009Senate Panel's Report Links Detainees' Murders to Bush's Torture Policy A combination of "enhanced interrogation" techniques approved by high-level Bush administration officials coupled with a series of brutal beatings administered by military interrogators were directly responsible for the December 2002 deaths of two detainees at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, according to a report released last week by the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Conyers, Nadler Formally Request DOJ Appoint Torture Special Prosecutor House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers and Rep Jerrold Nadler, (D-NY), formally requested that Attorney General Eric Holder appoint a special prosecutor to probe and, "where appropriate, prosecute," Bush administration officials responsible for the torture of detainees at Guantanamo Bay prison and Iraq. Thursday, civil liberties groups presented Holder with a petition signed by 250,000 people demanding he appoint
Tuesday, April 28, 2009Conyers, Nadler Formally Request DOJ Appoint Torture Special Prosecutor House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers and Rep Jerrold Nadler, (D-NY), formally requested that Attorney General Eric Holder appoint a special prosecutor to probe and, "where appropriate, prosecute," Bush administration officials responsible for the torture of detainees at Guantanamo Bay prison and Iraq. Thursday, civil liberties groups presented Holder with a petition signed by 250,000 people demanding he appoint
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Monday, April 27, 2009
Reagan's DOJ Prosecuted Texas Sheriff for Waterboarding Prisoners George W. Bush's Justice Department said subjecting a person to the near drowning of waterboarding was not a crime and didn't even cause pain, but Ronald Reagan's Justice Department thought otherwise, prosecuting a Texas sheriff and three deputies for using the practice to get confessions.
Monday, April 27, 2009Reagan's DOJ Prosecuted Texas Sheriff for Waterboarding Prisoners George W. Bush's Justice Department said subjecting a person to the near drowning of waterboarding was not a crime and didn't even cause pain, but Ronald Reagan's Justice Department thought otherwise, prosecuting a Texas sheriff and three deputies for using the practice to get confessions.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
CIA Watchdog Report Says Detainees Died During Interrogations Last week, after the four "torture" memos were released, Attorney General Eric Holder said he told the CIA that the federal government would provide legal representation "to any employee, at no cost to the employee, in any state or federal judicial or administrative proceeding brought against the employee based on such conduct and would take measures to respond to any proceeding initiated against the employee.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009CIA Watchdog Report Says Detainees Died During Interrogations Last week, after the four "torture" memos were released, Attorney General Eric Holder said he told the CIA that the federal government would provide legal representation "to any employee, at no cost to the employee, in any state or federal judicial or administrative proceeding brought against the employee based on such conduct and would take measures to respond to any proceeding initiated against the employee.
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Saturday, April 18, 2009
What Did Democrats Really Know About Bush's Torture Program? What does the silence on the question of accountability among a large majority of Democrats mean? It begs the question: were Democrats aware of the CIA's "enhanced interrogation" program and are refusing to call for a wide-ranging probe because they approved of the torture?
Saturday, April 18, 2009What Did Democrats Really Know About Bush's Torture Program? What does the silence on the question of accountability among a large majority of Democrats mean? It begs the question: were Democrats aware of the CIA's "enhanced interrogation" program and are refusing to call for a wide-ranging probe because they approved of the torture?
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Friday, April 17, 2009
Bush's Hypocrisy on War Crimes In March 2003, after Iraqi troops captured several U.S. soldiers and let them be interviewed on Iraqi TV, senior Bush administration officials expressed outrage over this violation of the Geneva Convention.
Friday, April 17, 2009Bush's Hypocrisy on War Crimes In March 2003, after Iraqi troops captured several U.S. soldiers and let them be interviewed on Iraqi TV, senior Bush administration officials expressed outrage over this violation of the Geneva Convention.
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Monday, April 13, 2009
CIA Videos Predated Bush Legal Memo The ACLU is suing the CIA to release documents related to 92 interrogation videotapes that were destroyed by the CIA in 2005 as public attention began focusing on allegations that the Bush administration had subjected "war on terror" detainees to brutal interrogations that crossed the line into torture.
Monday, April 13, 2009CIA Videos Predated Bush Legal Memo The ACLU is suing the CIA to release documents related to 92 interrogation videotapes that were destroyed by the CIA in 2005 as public attention began focusing on allegations that the Bush administration had subjected "war on terror" detainees to brutal interrogations that crossed the line into torture.
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Thursday, April 9, 2009
Bush's CIA Suspected of More Torture The publication of the ICRC's report led to renewed demands by human rights and civil liberties organizations that Attorney General Eric Holder appoint a special prosecutor with the mandate to launch a criminal inquiry. "It's imperative that the Justice Department appoint an independent prosecutor to conduct a criminal investigation,"- said Jameel Jaffer, Director of the ACLU National Security Project.
Thursday, April 9, 2009Bush's CIA Suspected of More Torture The publication of the ICRC's report led to renewed demands by human rights and civil liberties organizations that Attorney General Eric Holder appoint a special prosecutor with the mandate to launch a criminal inquiry. "It's imperative that the Justice Department appoint an independent prosecutor to conduct a criminal investigation,"- said Jameel Jaffer, Director of the ACLU National Security Project.
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Thursday, April 9, 2009
Doug Feith: "I Was a Major Player" in Bush's Torture Policies Last weekend, Spain's investigating magistrate Baltasar Garzon, who issued an arrest warrant for former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1998, ordered prosecutors to investigate Feith and five other senior Bush administration officials for sanctioning torture at the prison facility.
Thursday, April 9, 2009Doug Feith: "I Was a Major Player" in Bush's Torture Policies Last weekend, Spain's investigating magistrate Baltasar Garzon, who issued an arrest warrant for former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1998, ordered prosecutors to investigate Feith and five other senior Bush administration officials for sanctioning torture at the prison facility.
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Sunday, April 5, 2009
'Torture Memo' May Finally Go Public In the first months of the Obama administration, release of the interrogation memos has been the subject of a fierce bureaucratic battle, with former CIA Director Michael Hayden reportedly incensed over their possible disclosure and Attorney General Eric Holder arguing for their declassification.
Sunday, April 5, 2009'Torture Memo' May Finally Go Public In the first months of the Obama administration, release of the interrogation memos has been the subject of a fierce bureaucratic battle, with former CIA Director Michael Hayden reportedly incensed over their possible disclosure and Attorney General Eric Holder arguing for their declassification.
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Thursday, April 2, 2009
Leahy Faults GOP Partisanship on Bush The Leahy staffer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that if the truth commission does not come to fruition, that doesn't mean there wouldn't be oversight into the Bush administration's policies through "more traditional means," such as congressional hearings
Thursday, April 2, 2009Leahy Faults GOP Partisanship on Bush The Leahy staffer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that if the truth commission does not come to fruition, that doesn't mean there wouldn't be oversight into the Bush administration's policies through "more traditional means," such as congressional hearings
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Bush Aides Changed Watchdog Report Last weekend, it was disclosed that Spanish investigative judge Baltasar Garzon had taken initial steps for launching a criminal probe of torture that was allegedly made possible by the work of six former Bush administration officials, including Yoo, Bybee and Addington as well as former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Garzon, whose court is famous for dealing with high-profile terrorism and torture cases...
Wednesday, April 1, 2009Bush Aides Changed Watchdog Report Last weekend, it was disclosed that Spanish investigative judge Baltasar Garzon had taken initial steps for launching a criminal probe of torture that was allegedly made possible by the work of six former Bush administration officials, including Yoo, Bybee and Addington as well as former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Garzon, whose court is famous for dealing with high-profile terrorism and torture cases...
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