On AlterNet: waterboarding

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The Appalling Cowardice of the NY Times and the Rest of America's Big Newspapers -- Too Scared to Say 'Torture'

Will Bunch, Media Matters for America. July 1, 2010.

Before 2004, the newspapers called waterboarding torture. After the revelations of Gitmo and black sites of the Bush years, they've gone silent.

Dick Cheney Admits to Torture Conspiracy

Robert Parry, Consortium News. February 15, 2010.

If the U.S. had a functioning criminal justice system for the powerful, former Vice President Dick Cheney would have just convicted himself with his Sunday comments.

"Good Germans?" Majority of Americans Favor Torture for Detroit Underwear Bomber

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. December 31, 2009.

What does this tell us about ourselves?

Whatever Happened to the CIA Black Sites?

David Corn, Mother Jones. November 26, 2009.

The CIA ordered its secret prisons closed, but lawyers for terrorism suspects want them preserved as possible evidence -- and the CIA won't say what's going on.

Mitchell & Jessen - The Guys Who Came Up With The Torture Program: The Young Turks

Beta Tester, AlterNet. August 13, 2009.

Surprise! Behind the torture program, a shocking story of profit and scandal.

Sodomized to Protect Our Freedoms

Allan Uthman, Buffalo Beast. August 3, 2009.

Would we really need debate on the torture question if we discussed the numerous acts of sodomy instead of the nuances of waterboarding?

Ending Indefinite Detention Is AlterNet's Top Take Action Campaign of the Week

Byard Duncan, AlterNet. July 8, 2009.

It's up to us to make sure that Obama does away with this horrid Bush administration legacy.

Tortured to Death: New Details On Detainee Abuse Prove Bush Officials Are (Literally) Getting Away With Murder

Suzanne Ito, Blog of Rights. June 30, 2009.

The Obama administration has yet to hold accountable those who authorized torture -- torture that killed at least 100 people.

Obama Has Become Radical in His Commitment to Secrecy

Martin Garbus, Huffington Post. June 30, 2009.

Obama's attempt at secrecy, continued torture and repression of speech must be stopped.

Top Secret CIA Cables Reveal Daily 'Medical Updates' on Abu Zubaydah, Who Was Waterboarded 83 Times

Sheri Fink, ProPublica. May 29, 2009.

The still-secret cables are among some 550 interrogation-related cables sent from CIA field stations to CIA headquarters in 2002.

Olbermann Rescinds Charity Offer for Cowardly Hannity

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress. May 23, 2009.

"Mancow Muller had the guts to put his mouth where his mouth was, and the guts to admit he was dead wrong."

Right-Wing Radio Host Gets Waterboarded, and Lasts Six Seconds Before Saying It's Torture

John Byrne, Raw Story. May 22, 2009.

Host Erich Muller says "It was instantaneous...and I don't want to say this: absolutely torture."

Why Didn't Pelosi Speak Out Against Torture?

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. May 15, 2009.

Nancy Pelosi is no Dick Cheney, nor a George Bush. But her failure to fight the Bush Administration's torture policies is a betrayal of public trust.

Graham Agrees With Pelosi: CIA Gave Me False Information About Interrogation Briefings

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. May 14, 2009.

Former Senator Bob Graham insisted on Thursday that he too was kept in the dark about the use of waterboarding.

How Americans Came to Support Torture, in Five Steps

Roy Eidelson, TruthOut.org. May 12, 2009.

Stats show a sizable majority of Americans refuse to rule out torture entirely. This is no accident; it's the result of a mass persuasion campaign.

Torture Report Contradicts Cheney; White House Preparing to Release 'Holy Grail' Report

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. May 11, 2009.

Waterboarding neither "efficacious or medically safe."

Hannity's Two-Week Silence: Is He Ready to Admit Waterboarding Is Torture?

Ali Frick, ThinkProgress. May 7, 2009.

Two weeks ago Sean Hannity volunteered to be waterboarded, but he hasn't said peep since.

Revealed: U.S. Interrogators May Have Killed Dozens of Detainees

John Byrne, Raw Story. May 6, 2009.

In all, 98 detainees have died while in U.S. hands, with 34 identified as homicides, at least eight of which were tortured to death.

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."

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.

When Will Hannity Allow Himself to be Waterboarded For Charity?

Ali Frick, ThinkProgress. April 28, 2009.

Despite Hannity's affection for torture, he still has not taken Olbemann's challenge.

Poll: 71 Percent Believe That Waterboarding Is Torture

Matt Corley, ThinkProgress. April 28, 2009.

42 percent said that they believe gay couples should be allowed to marry, an increase of nine percentage points from March 2009.

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."

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.