torture

Democrats' Torture Hypocrisy on Bush Memos Won't Go Unnoted

By Mary Kate Cary - Mary Kate Cary - April 23, 2009

It's clear from the paper trail that honest men and women can disagree. more >>

Torture, Its Origins, and Its Excuses—Interrogators as Holy Men?

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - April 22, 2009

Interrogators as holy men? Try interrogators as Red Chinese torturers. more >>

Torture Scandal-Plagued CIA Needs Another George Bush

By Mary Kate Cary - Mary Kate Cary - April 22, 2009

There's a reason the CIA headquarters are named after George H.W. Bush. more >>

Torture Investigation Must Yield Good Info--No False Confessions, No Witch Hunts

By John Aloysius Farrell - John A. Farrell - April 22, 2009

It could hurt Dems on national security. But then again, it could teach us how to make terrorists talk. more >>

When Does Interrogation Become Torture?

Opinion - April 20, 2009

The Bush administration torture memos blur the line. more >>

Bush Lawyers Used U.S. Military Training to Justify CIA Interrogation Techniques

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - April 17, 2009

Memos show that U.S. military survival training was used to justify CIA interrogation methods. more >>

Why Sen. Patrick Leahy Wants a "Truth Commission"

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - March 4, 2009

The focus would be on alleged detainee torture, domestic surveillance and other Bush-era secrets. more >>

CIA's Hayden Defends Interrogation Techniques in Exit Interview

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - January 15, 2009

Outgoing CIA Director Michael Hayden says agency policies on detainee treatment were legal at the time. more >>

Holder Signals Sharp Shifts From Bush Years on Torture, Guantánamo Bay, and Executive Power

By Amanda Ruggeri - Nation & World - January 15, 2009

Obama's attorney general nominee tells Dems that waterboarding is torture, defends Rich pardon to GOP. more >>

Torture Tops Agenda for Religious Leaders Meeting With Obama Team

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - January 14, 2009

A coalition of leaders wants Obama to ban torture via an executive order on his first day in office. more >>

Report Details Interrogation Techniques

By Emma Schwartz - Nation & World - May 21, 2008

Extreme tactics used on prisoners at Guantánamo and elsewhere. more >>

Ads Call for Condoleezza Rice's Resignation for Her Role in "Torture" Discussions

By Liz Halloran - News Desk - April 16, 2008

Three progressive grass-roots organizations today said they will air a television ad around the time of tonight's Democratic debate calling for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to step down. more >>