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Is Blackwater's Erik Prince Moving to the United Arab Emirates to Escape From the Law?

Jeremy Scahill, TheNation.com. June 15, 2010.

With Blackwater's top deputies indicted on federal charges and the company up for sale, rumor has it that Prince may flee to a country with no extradition treaty with the US.

Families Sue Over So-Called Guantanamo 'Suicides'

Willam Fisher, IPS News. March 20, 2010.

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

Is the Obama Administration Covering Up Three Murders at Guantanamo?

Willam Fisher, IPS News. January 22, 2010.

An explosive new article reveals that three Gitmo prisoners whose deaths were labeled suicides were murdered. Obama's Department of Justice has refused to investigate.

Astonishing Report: We're Executing Gitmo Prisoners and Calling It Suicide

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. January 18, 2010.

The three "suicides" in June 2006 were not suicides at all. The men were killed during interrogations in a secret prison block and the murders were disguised to look like suicides.

Is Erik Prince Threatening the U.S. Government?

Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. December 8, 2009.

Did Blackwater's owner speak to Vanity Fair to send a message to the Justice Department about government secrets he can reveal?

Torture Has Not Ended Under Obama; What Are We Going to Do About It?

Diana Gibson, Ray McGovern, San Jose Mercury News. June 24, 2009.

Meanwhile, a recent Pew survey shows that a majority of Americans who go to church regularly believe torture can be justified.

Little Known Military Thug Squad Still Brutalizing Prisoners at Gitmo Under Obama

Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet. May 15, 2009.

The 'Black Shirts' of Guantanamo routinely terrorize prisoners, breaking bones, gouging eyes, squeezing testicles, and 'dousing' them with chemicals.

Torture Memos & the Jay Bybee Problem

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?

What if Instead of the Nuremberg Trials There Was Only a Truth Commission?

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. April 29, 2009.

The lawyers who fought for the release of the torture memo explain why prosecutions, not a truth commission, are the only right thing.

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.

Reagan's DOJ Prosecuted Texas Sheriff for Waterboarding Prisoners

Jason Leopold, TruthOut.org. April 27, 2009.

Ignoring the 1983 case is just one of the flagrant violations committed by Bush lawyers who crafted the newly released "torture memos."

Calls For a 'Truth Commission' Will Lead to a Whitewash: We Must Keep Pressing for Prosecutions

Michael Ratner, After Downing Street. April 23, 2009.

The conclusion of a commission process would likely be: the U.S. shouldn't have tortured, but it was a dangerous moment after 9/11.

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.

Obama Tested on Executive Privilege as Karl Rove is Subpoenaed (Again) Over Shady Dealings at DOJ

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. January 29, 2009.

Former AL Gov. Don Siegelman: "This is far more important than my case or Karl Rove. This is about restoring justice and preserving our democracy."

Demand That Obama Go After BushCo's 'Gravest Crimes'

Ari Melber, TheNation.com AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. December 30, 2008.

With few reporters asking the President-Elect about Bush's torture crimes, it's up to the rest of us to put accountability on the agenda.

Gitmo Trials Rigged from the Start

Ross Tuttle, The Nation. February 21, 2008.

A damning new interview reveals that the Gitmo trials are only for show.