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Families Sue Over So-Called Guantanamo 'Suicides'

The families are asking a federal court to hold the U.S. government accountable for their sons' torture, arbitrary detention, and ultimate deaths.

The recent haggling over Guantanamo is such classic Democratic Party politics, it's almost laughable. Almost, except that it's, you know, revolting.

Historical amnesia is a dangerous social phenomenon because it lays the groundwork for crimes that still lie ahead.

The New Yorker's Jane Mayer discusses the fallout from the Red Cross' shocking report on CIA torture and its serious legal implications.

Prisoners described being put in dog collars, having their heads slammed against walls, and forced inside "coffin-like" boxes.

ACLU: "This new information underscores the need for full and immediate disclosure of the CIA's illegal interrogation methods."

Under Bush, executive orders meant shredding the Constitution. It's uplifting to see them used to set things right.

Foreign military bases have served as launch pads for American military adventures. Increasingly, they are also being used as CIA 'black sites'.