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Why a "Gang of Seven" Former CIA Directors Are Trying to Block Holder's Torture Investigation

Ray McGovern, AlterNet. September 21, 2009.
Seven former CIA directors are asking Obama to "reverse Attorney General Holder's August 24 decision to re-open the criminal investigation of CIA interrogations."

Spanish Judge Resumes Torture Case Against Six Senior Bush Lawyers

Andy Worthington, AlterNet. September 9, 2009.
A Spanish newspaper reports that Judge Baltasar Garzón is pressing ahead with a case against attorneys who implemented torture at Guantánamo.

Why Are Two Top Torture Lawyers Working for Obama?

David Swanson, After Downing Street AlterNet: PEEK. June 29, 2009.
People like John Rizzo and John Fredman should not be working for our government. They should be impeached. They should be prosecuted.

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.

Who Ordered the Torture of Abu Zubaydah?

Andy Worthington, AlterNet. April 26, 2009.
If the torture of the first "high-value detainee" was authorized by the Bybee memos, who ordered his torture 18 weeks before they were written?

Bombshell: Rep. Jane Harman Caught on Tape Agreeing to Lobby for Alleged AIPAC/Israel Spies?

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 20, 2009.
Harman was allegedly heard saying she'd 'waddle into' the AIPAC case in return for support for her bid to become chair of the Intelligence Committee.

Why Spain Can Actually Prosecute Bush and Co. for Their Crimes

Marjorie Cohn, San Francisco Chronicle. April 10, 2009.
They can use "universal jurisdiction," often used to prosecute foreign nationals for crimes that shock the conscience of the global community.

Gen. Petraeus Denies U.S. Torture; Meanwhile Pinochet Judge Launches Criminal Probe of Bush Attorneys

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. March 30, 2009.
The six targets named include former Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, who could face "immediate arrest" upon entering Spain.

The Woman Who Could Nail Bush: Are the Worst of the Torture Memos Still to Come?

Scott Horton, The Daily Beast. March 30, 2009.
The GOP is threatening an ugly fight over an Obama Justice Department appointee who wants to disclose more Bush-era torture memos.

CIA Confirms 12 of 92 Videotapes Destroyed Showed Prisoners Tortured

Jason Leopold, TruthOut.org. March 12, 2009.
ACLU: "This new information underscores the need for full and immediate disclosure of the CIA's illegal interrogation methods."

The Right's Jack Bauer Fantasy: 'Clip the Electrodes to His Balls and Turn on the Juice'

Larry Beinhart, AlterNet. February 5, 2009.
"24" helped brainwash Americans to accept the brutal, illegal actions of the Bush administration.

Obama's Top Law Enforcer Is Preoccupied with Bush's War on Terror

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. January 16, 2009.
In his confirmation hearing, Holder called waterboarding "torture," but his support for preventive detention and warrantless spying is bad news.

"Even the President Got Involved": Sordid New Revelations About the U.S. Attorney Firings

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. October 2, 2008.
As a new special prosecutor is assigned to probe the firings, stunning details emerge -- including Alberto Gonzales's fake notes.

Mukasey Will Not Prosecute Bush Officials Who Politicized DOJ

Emptywheel, Firedoglake AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. August 12, 2008.
Not even Monica Goodling will stand trial. I hate to say "I told you so" but ...

After Boumedine, What Next to Close Guantanamo?

The Progress ReportJuly 9, 2008.
Infighting and political grandstanding are holding up measures to close the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay.

"A Kinder, Gentler Torture": My Client at Guantánamo

H. Candace Gorman, In These Times. June 2, 2008.
The American people either don't care about torture -- or else they don't want to hear about it.

New Book Alleges Bush Lawyers "Hoodwinked" Military Chief Into Allowing Gitmo Torture

David Frueh, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 22, 2008.
General Richard Myers was duped by Donald Rumsfeld, who waved through torture techniques pushed by Alberto Gonzales and others.

Alberto Gonzales: Will Lie for Food

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 14, 2008.
The New York Times reports that the former attorney general can't find a job. That should be the least of his problems.

Who Will Take the Fall for the CIA Torture Tape Scandal?

Roberto Lovato, AlterNet. January 18, 2008.
The actions of three key Latino government officials may determine whether the torture tape investigation reaches the White House.

Newsweek Dishes on Why Gonzales Bailed

Jan Frel, AlterNet: PEEK. September 2, 2007.
Jan Frel: It wasn't to spend more time with the family...

Abu Ghraib: One of Al's Claims to Fame

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. August 29, 2007.
From torture, warrantless wiretapping and the firing of U.S. attorneys to the expansion of powers of the executive branch, Gonzales has been a dogged enforcer and defender of the most egregious policies of the Bush/Cheney administration.