Planner Of 9/11 Attacks Claims U.S. Foreign Policy Was Cause
You simply cannot tell the complete story of 9/11 without including the history of U.S. imperial transgressions in the Middle East.
New CIA Deputy Director Briefly Ran Black Site In Thailand Where Detainees Were Waterboarded
Gina Haspel, who once ran a CIA secret prison in Thailand where at least two detainees were waterboarded, was selected to be the agency’s deputy director.
CIA Whistleblower: Obama Must Declassify Torture Report For Future Generations
A coalition, including CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou, demanded President Barack Obama declassify and release the full report on CIA torture produced by the Senate intelligence committee in 2013. In 2014, only a summary of the torture report was released. Obama remains opposed to releasing the full 6,300-page report. Kiriakou told
Obama’s Legacy: No Justice For Torture
A key part of President Barack Obama’s legacy includes the administration’s refusal to prosecute any officials from President George W. Bush’s administration for torture.
Teen Once Detained At Guantanamo May Not Sue For Torture, Appeals Court Rules
A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Mohammed Jawad’s lawsuit seeking damages for torture.
Journalist Jason Leopold Discusses New CIA Documents On Gul Rahman Who Was Tortured To Death
The death of Gul Rahman at a CIA black site sparked a historic lawsuit against the architects of the CIA’s torture program. Recently, new CIA documents were released containing revelations related to how agency interrogators abused, tortured, and ultimately killed Rahman. In this week’s episode of the “Unauthorized Disclosure” weekly
Tortured Guantanamo Prisoner With Severe Mental Illness Asks Review Board To Approve Release
Guantanamo Bay prisoner Mohammed al Qahtani’s attorneys highlighted new evidence of his “severe psychiatric disabilities” to push for his release.
Ten Years Ago, I Saw The Real Guantanamo And It Changed My Life
On June 9, 2006, three men died on my watch. I knew the three detainees did not die in their cells. I knew they were murdered.
Iraqi Torture Survivors Argue Appeals Court Has Duty To Hold Contractor Responsible
Attorneys for Iraqis tortured at Abu Ghraib argue CACI International, Inc., should be held accountable for unlawful conduct at the military prison.
Event Preview: Exploring Dimensions Of Solitary Confinement With Jean Casella
Hell Is A Very Small Place forces readers to reconcile their beliefs about solitary confinement with the words of people enduring it right now.