Review: Torture and State Violence in the United States
A new collection of source documents shows that torture is nothing new in American history.
Bahrain’s Courageous Doctors
Medical ethics has a long and honorable history that U.S. officials and medical professionals must uphold for the doctors and nurses in Bahrain.
Justice Department Gives Torturers a Pass
What will we say when other governments follow our example by providing immunity from prosecution to torturers?
Rubber Dollie
A poem about the theater of cruelty that was Abu Ghraib.
Has the Rendition Program Disappeared?
The Obama administration promised to reverse the Bush-era policies on terrorism. But the president has spent most of his time reversing himself.
Desperately Seeking Vindication: Bin Laden and Torture
Members of the Bush administration are still trying to justify “enhanced interrogation.”
Free Private Manning
For Washington, WikiLeaks’ real crime is public humiliation.
Torture: Immoral, Illegal, Counterproductive, and Un-American
If the law is discarded in the fight against terror, terrorists can rack up a win.
WikiLeaks: Zubaydah Not Certified al Qaeda, Just Plain “Certifiable”
WikiLeaks reveals that Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah is mentally ill and was rejected by al Qaeda.
Torturers? Who, Us?
It’s time President Obama stopped protecting our war criminals.
“I’m Taking You Out With a Drone to Save You From Torture”
Drone strikes “tidier” than torture.
Enough Already: Close Gitmo
Two years later, President Obama hasn’t kept his promise to shut the Guantanamo prison.
WikiLeaks XXIII: Torture Cables Undermine India’s Efforts to Inhabit Higher Ethical Ground Than China
India’s liberal bona fides aren’t as impeccable as India would like the world to believe.
Torture and the Ticking Time Bomb (Read: Nuclear) Scenario
Too unreal to justify torture, but not the movie it was meant to be.
Getting it Wrong in Guantanamo
The government’s case was based largely on Omar Khadr’s own self-incriminating statements, even though he made them after being tortured.