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."
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?
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.'
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.'
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. February 12, 2009. A famous 1970s experiment was recently replicated, revealing what it takes for us to question and resist those in positions of authority.
Steve Hendricks, AlterNet. January 14, 2009. Far from seeking to prosecute the criminals who authorized torture, Barack Obama has instead asked several to work for him.
