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Stories by Sheri Fink

Top Secret CIA Cables Reveal Daily 'Medical Updates' on Abu Zubaydah, Who Was Waterboarded 83 Times

The still-secret cables are among some 550 interrogation-related cables sent from CIA field stations to CIA headquarters in 2002.
Posted on May 29, 2009, Source: ProPublica

The Sick Logic of the CIA Memos: Abuse Isn't Torture If a Doctor Is There

Perhaps the most chilling aspect is that medical professionals apparently conducted a form of research on the detainees, without their consent.
Posted on Apr 25, 2009, Source: ProPublica

Hospitals' Lessons From Hurricane Gustav

The pre-storm medical evacuation -- the largest in American history -- revealed some critical flaws in American hospitals.
Posted on Sep 5, 2008, Source: ProPublica