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Shocking New Report: The CIA Performed Human Experiments on Prisoners Under Bush

Stephen Soldz, AlterNet. June 7, 2010.

A new report details how the effects of torture on detainees were closely studied in order to perfect 'enhanced interrogation techniques.'

Glenn Greenwald: Why Elena Kagan Would Be a Dangerous Pick For the Supreme Court

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. April 14, 2010.

While we know relatively little about the frontrunner in the nomination race, she is a darling of conservatives, aligns with Sen. Lindsey Graham, and loves executive power.

Why Did Obama Let GOP Threats Torpedo OLC Nominee Dawn Johnsen?

Ari Melber, The Nation. April 12, 2010.

Obama's choice to allow a one-party bloc of Senators to unilaterally scuttle nominees without a vote rewards partisan obstruction with political leverage.

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.

Get Cheney: Why Any Torture Investigation Must Target the Former VP

John Nichols, TheNation.com AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. July 20, 2009.

As Cheney told ABC News: "I was aware of the program ... and involved in helping get the process cleared ... I supported it."

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.

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.

The Sick Logic of the CIA Memos: Abuse Isn't Torture If a Doctor Is There

Sheri Fink, ProPublica. April 25, 2009.

Perhaps the most chilling aspect is that medical professionals apparently conducted a form of research on the detainees, without their consent.

Why Doesn't CIA Director Leon Panetta Want Torture Investigations?

John Sifton, The Daily Beast. April 13, 2009.

Leon Panetta's attempt to suppress the issue of CIA torture is turning Bush's policy into the Obama administration's dirty laundry.

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.

Will Bush's Secret Legal Memos Be Released?

Chisun Lee, ProPublica. January 30, 2009.

An interactive guide to the Bush administration's classified legal opinions in the 'War on Terror' reveals how much we still don't know.