20 Years Later, Abu Ghraib Torture Victims Get Their Day In Court
Authored by Brett Wilkins via Common Dreams Two decades after they were tortured by U.S. military contractors at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad,…
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Torture Comes Home to Roost
By Andrew P. Napolitano “Maybe there is a beast. Maybe it’s only us.” ~ William Golding (1911-1993), “Lord of the Flies” Hidden within some folks…
One Bad Apple? Nearly Half of Entire Department Indicted for Assault and Torture Caught on Camera
By Matt Agorist East Cleveland, OH — All too often, those who continuously apologize for crimes committed by police officers are able to justify some…
5 Cops Charged for Torturing Handcuffed Man to Death then Claiming He Died in Car Crash
By Matt Agorist Union Parish, LA — The family of Ronald Greene as well as the public at large were all told a tragic but…
Former CIA Director John Brennan Confronted on Torture, Drone Bombings, Surveillance
By The Conscious Resistance Network On Wednesday November 9, 2022, former CIA director John Brennan spoke in Houston, Texas. Following Brennan’s talk, journalist Derrick Broze…
Bush, Guantanamo and the Rule of Law
By Judge Andrew Napolitano Last week, the government announced that it does not want to try Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four of his colleagues whom…
New Book Warns Julian Assange Is Being Tortured
By Neenah Payne Julian Assange is an Australian editor, publisher, and activist who founded WikiLeaks in 2006. WikiLeaks is a site created for whistleblowers to…
Supreme Court Expands Government Secrecy Powers in Torture-Related Case
By Robert Pallitto The US Supreme Court ruled recently on the government’s use of the state secrets doctrine in an opinion that will make it…
“All of These Guys Belong in Prison” — CIA Torture Described in Vivid Detail by Psychologist
By Brett Wilkins One of the psychologists paid tens of millions of dollars by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency to oversee the interrogation of prisoners…
“Disgraceful”: Supreme Court Sides With Hiding CIA Torture
By Jessica Corbett This is a breaking story… Please check back for possible updates… Human rights advocates on Thursday sharply condemned the Supreme Court’s decision…
Military Torturers at Guantanamo Bay
By Andrew P. Napolitano After a jury in 2006 declined to impose the death penalty on Zacarias Moussaoui, who had just pleaded guilty to being…
“20 Years of US Torture and Counting”: Report Details Post-9/11 Abuse at Gitmo and Beyond
By Jessica Corbett A report released Sunday, nearly 20 years after the first prisoners arrived at Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, details “systematic abuses carried out…
Gitmo Jurors Liken CIA Torture to Acts by “Most Abusive Regimes in Modern History”
By Andrea Germanos Seven out of the eight members of a military jury called for clemency to be granted in the case of a Guantanamo…
When Will the US Acknowledge its Secret Torture Site in Poland?
By Raymond Bonner One of the longest-held prisoners in the U.S. global war on terror is finally getting a day in court. Sort of. The…