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A Prosecutor Lets Berkeley's Infamous Torture Professor off the Hooknew
In a long-awaited report released late last week, a career prosecutor in the US Department of Justice said UC Berkeley law professor John Yoo should not be held liable for authorizing torture and warrantless wiretaps while working for the Bush administration.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
02-24-2010 |
Politics
Confessions of an American Torturernew
While the politicians and generals swore it wasn't happening, Tony Lagouranis was torturing detainees in Iraq -- just like they wanted him to.
Chicago Reader |
John Conroy |
03-02-2007 |
Politics
Bush's War Crimes Cover-Upnew
The Supreme Court ordered him to treat detainees as "civilized peoples" do -- he refuses.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
12-14-2006 |
Politics
Congress Bows To Bushnew
The new Military Commissions Act gives the president more power than ever.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
10-11-2006 |
Politics
Europe Shames U.S. Congressnew
CIA war crimes in Europe are now under official investigation there, but not here.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
05-17-2006 |
Politics
Legislator in Chief?new
President Bush has been quietly using "signing statements" to reinterpret the meanings of laws after the fact -- or say he doesn't have to follow them.
The CIA's Torture Taxinew
A plane that appears to be used by the CIA to carry terrorism suspects to dungeons in far-off lands is linked to a mysterious company in Reno and a prominent Nevada politico.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A.C. Thompson and Trevor Paglen |
12-14-2005 |
Politics
Torturous Timesnew
Welcome to America, where our fearless leader's busy golfing and barely bothered by reports that the CIA's been hiding al-Qaeda prisoners in secret Eastern European jails formerly operated by the Soviet KGB.
Phoenix New Times |
Robrt L. Pela |
11-22-2005 |
Politics
National Archives Offer New Proof of Vietnam War Atrocitiesnew
Hundreds of U.S. military investigative files that were classified for decades but are now available in the National Archives back up the young John Kerry's Senate testimony and put the lie to his critics, including Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. Incidents of mutilation and torture are cited.
The Village Voice |
Nicholas Turse |
09-21-2004 |
Politics
