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Why a Lawsuit Against Torture Lawyer John Yoo Might Actually Lead to Accountability

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. June 22, 2009.

The accountability debate is far from over.

Court: Jose Padilla Can Sue Torture Lawyer John Yoo

Agence France Presse June 14, 2009.

Lawyers for Padilla, who was arrested in 2002 for supposed plans to unleash a "dirty bomb," hold Yoo, a former OLC lawyer, responsible for his torture.

Prosecute This: Torture Was Used to Try to Link Saddam with 9/11

Marjorie Cohn, AlterNet. May 1, 2009.

Obama's intent to immunize those who broke the law violates his constitutional duty to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed."

How the U.S. Tried to Bribe a Gitmo Prisoner into Silence

Willam Fisher, IPS News. March 25, 2009.

As a condition for his release, the U.S. government told Binyam Mohamed to plead guilty, deny torture, and not to talk to media.

Will Jose Padilla's Lawsuit Against Torture Memo Author John Yoo Move Forward?

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

Obama's DOJ lawyers are trying to get a judge to toss out a lawsuit by the so-called "enemy combatant," who was tortured under Bush.

Indefinite Detention Case Will Test Obama's Pledges

Willam Fisher, IPS News. February 4, 2009.

The Supreme Court is poised to hear what could be one of the most consequential cases in U.S. history.

"Dirty Bomb" Charges Dropped Against Gitmo Prisoner Binyam Mohamed

Andy Worthington, AlterNet. October 16, 2008.

Mohamed was brutally tortured after being rendered by the CIA to Morocco. "We're going to change your brain," one of his captors said.

News You Might Have Missed: Court Confirms President's Dictatorial Powers

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. July 22, 2008.

A 5 to 4 ruling in the case of Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri legitimizes the president's right to indefinitely imprison "enemy combatants."

How U.S. Interrogators Destroyed the Mind of Jose Padilla

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. August 17, 2007.

Jose Padilla has been found guilty in court and faces possible life in prison, but forensic psychiatrist Dr. Angela Hegarty explains after interviewing him that Padilla already paid the ultimate price through torture -- he's lost his mind.