Writing under the pseudonym Matthew Alexander, a former special intelligence operations officer, who led an interrogations team in Iraq two years ago, has written a stunning op-ed in the Washington Post called “I’m Still Tortured by What I Saw in Iraq.” In it, he details his direct experience with torture practices put into effect in [...]
Filed under: Torture | Tagged: Torture | Leave a Comment »
One of the top national stories of the day is the front-pager in The New York Times which suggests that White House involvement in the controversy surrounding the destruction of the CIA “torture tapes” was much wider than previously known.
The White House has kicked back against the Times on various other front-page reports in recent [...]
Filed under: CIA, Torture | Tagged: CIA Tapes, Torture, White House | Leave a Comment »
Senate Republicans blocked a bill Friday that would restrict the interrogation methods the CIA can use against terrorism suspects.
The legislation, part of a measure authorizing the government’s intelligence activities for 2008, had been approved a day earlier by the House and sent to the Senate for what was supposed to be final action. The bill [...]
Filed under: CIA, GOP, Senate, Torture | Tagged: CIA, GOP, Interrogation, Republicans, Senate, Torture | Leave a Comment »
Dear Chairman Leahy, Senator Kennedy, Senator Biden, Senator Kohl, Senator Feinstein, Senator Feingold, Senator Schumer, Senator Durbin, Senator Cardin and Senator Whitehouse:
Thank you for your letter of October 23, 2007. I well understand the concerns of the Senators who signed this letter that this Country remain true to its ideals, and that includes how we [...]
Filed under: Senate Confirmation, Torture, Waterboarding | Tagged: Torture, Waterboarding, Senate Confirmation | Leave a Comment »
Waterboarding is a form of torture no matter how it is done and should be a prohibited among U.S. military interrogation practices, Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Thursday, taking issue with GOP rival Rudy Giuliani’s recent remarks.
”Anyone who knows what waterboarding is could not be unsure. It is a horrible torture technique used by [...]
Filed under: Giuliani, McCain, Politics, Presidential Candidate, Torture, Uncategorized | Tagged: McCain, Torture | Leave a Comment »
The United States tortures prisoners in violation of international law, former President Carter said Wednesday.
Former President Carter says the U.S. “has abandoned the basic principle of human rights.” ”I don’t think it. I know it,” Carter told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. “Our country for the first time in my life time has abandoned the basic principle of [...]
Filed under: Iraq, President Carter, Torture | Tagged: Bush, President Carter, Torture | 6 Comments »
