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"We Live With Ghosts and Demons": Soldiers Who Took Part in Torture Suffer from Severe PTSD

Justine Sharrock, AlterNet. July 22, 2010.

Many Americans are deaf to the suffering of soldiers who participated in torture, largely because they're in denial about America's torture program.

Prisoners of the States: How America Has Violated Prisoner Rights For Generations

Erik Hayden, Miller-McCune Magazine. July 7, 2010.

A new book, “The Enemy In Our Hands,” looks at how America has treated -- and mistreated -- prisoners of war through history, resonates in the age of terror.

Iraq Vet From WikiLeaks Video Unit: Video Is Shocking But Shouldn't Be Surprising, This Is What They Are Trained to Do

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 12, 2010.

Josh Stieber talks about how the disturbing video shouldn't be seen as a few soldiers behaving badly but as a sign of a broken system where the same 'outrages' will continue.

America the Traumatized: How 13 Events of the Decade Made Us the PTSD Nation

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. December 30, 2009.

The Millennial Decade screwed with our heads and destroyed our national identity. Are we in for a cataclysmic century?

Obama's Cairo Speech Promises 'New Beginning' With Muslim World; Condemns West Bank Settlements

Agence France PresseJune 4, 2009.

"There is so much fear, so much mistrust," the president said. "But if we choose to be bound by the past, we will never move forward."

Ex-Interrogators Are Mad as Hell About Torture, and They're Not Gonna Take Cheney Anymore

ZP Heller, MoveOn.org AlterNet: Politics. May 30, 2009.

MoveOn, VoteVets, and Brave New Foundation amplify testimonies of former interrogators.

Hidden or Not, Abu Ghraib Rapes Happened

Byard Duncan, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. May 28, 2009.

As the government battles it out with the media, the question of rapes gets diluted.

Gen. Taguba Alleges Existence of Prisoner Rape Photos; White House Press Secretary Attacks ... British Media

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: World. May 28, 2009.

Hey Gibbs: Instead of attacking the 'British media' why don't you go after Gen. Taguba, who lost his job for confronting Bush-era torture?

Borrowing From the Bushies: Obama's Refusal to Release New Abu Ghraib Photos

Byard Duncan, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. May 28, 2009.

Obama's maneuvering goes against his promises. It will do more harm than good.

Report: Unreleased Abu Ghraib Abuse Photos 'Show Rape'

Duncan Gardham, Paul Cruickshank, The Telegraph (UK). May 28, 2009.

Despite Obama's claims that they 'are not particularly sensational,' Maj Gen. Antonio Taguba says photos show 'torture, rape and every indecency.'

The 13 Bush Officials Who Made Torture Possible

Marcy Wheeler, Salon. May 22, 2009.

The Bush administration's Torture 13. They authorized it, they decided how to implement it, and they crafted the legal fig leaf to justify it.

Controversy Over Torture Photos and Military Commissions Heats Up in Washington

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. May 16, 2009.

How far is Obama going to roll back the legacy of Bush's torture policies?

Human Rights Groups Slam Obama's Move to Suppress Torture Photos

Willam Fisher, IPS News. May 14, 2009.

Two factors reportedly led to Obama's U-turn: objections from military brass and the president's upcoming speech in Egypt.

Obama Makes a Terrible Mistake by Not Releasing Torture Photos

Cenk Uygur, AlterNet. May 14, 2009.

America has to face that we did what is in those pictures. The longer we cover it up, the more culpable we all become.

How Americans Came to Support Torture, in Five Steps

Roy Eidelson, TruthOut.org. May 12, 2009.

Stats show a sizable majority of Americans refuse to rule out torture entirely. This is no accident; it's the result of a mass persuasion campaign.

Revealed: U.S. Interrogators May Have Killed Dozens of Detainees

John Byrne, Raw Story. May 6, 2009.

In all, 98 detainees have died while in U.S. hands, with 34 identified as homicides, at least eight of which were tortured to death.

Abu Ghraib Prison Guards: We Were Scapegoats for the Bush Administration

Tim Reid, The Times of London UK. May 2, 2009.

Prison guards jailed for torturing prisoners at Abu Ghraib will appeal their convictions based on revelations in the CIA torture memos.

Torture Memos & the Jay Bybee Problem

David Murdock, American News Project AlterNet: Video. April 29, 2009.

How did Jay Bybee breeze through a confirmation hearing for his appointment to the Federal Appeals Court in February 2003?

The Stomach-Turning Truth About Bush's Torture Programs

Scott Horton, The Daily Beast. April 28, 2009.

Obama insists America must "look forward" on the question of torture and accountability, but we're far from closure.

Declassified Report: Bush Admin Solicited Torture 'Wish List,' Ordered 'Communist' Tactics

Stephen Webster, Diane Sweet, Raw Story. April 22, 2009.

Sen. Carl Levin recommends AG Eric Holder appoint a 'distinguished individual or individuals' to 'establish accountability of high-level officials.'

Court: Abu Ghraib Victims Can Sue Torturers

Willam Fisher, IPS News. April 20, 2009.

A federal court has ruled that four men who were tortured and released without charge can sue CACI, the U.S. contractor hired to do interrogations.

CIA Director 'Fires' Military Contractors From Interrogating Terror Detainees

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 9, 2009.

Leon Panetta said on Thursday that interrogators will be replaced by agency employees and promised that no suspects would be tortured.

A Wave of Suicide Attacks in Iraq: Are Insurgent Groups Making a Comeback?

Hazim al-Shara, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. April 2, 2009.

Suicide bombers struck in Hilla, Baghdad, Mosul and Diyala last month, targeting security forces, civilians and leaders.

Suicide Bomber Kills 33 at Reconciliation Meeting of Sunni and Shia Iraqis

Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. March 11, 2009.

The suicide bombing comes three days after a similar attack killed 28 people near the police academy in east Baghdad.

Very Bad News: Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base Will Be Obama's Guantanamo

Stephen Foley, Independent UK. February 22, 2009.

The Afghan air base is to undergo a $60 million expansion, allowing it to hold five times as many prisoners as remain at Gitmo.