On AlterNet: waterboarding
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "waterboarding"
Mark Ristaino, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. August 13, 2009.
Surprise! Behind the torture program, a shocking story of profit and scandal.
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?
Byard Duncan, AlterNet. July 8, 2009.
It's up to us to make sure that Obama does away with this horrid Bush administration legacy.
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.
Martin Garbus, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. June 30, 2009.
Obama's attempt at secrecy, continued torture and repression of speech must be stopped.
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.
Faiz Shakir, Think Progress AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. 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."
John Byrne, Raw Story. May 22, 2009.
Host Erich Muller says "It was instantaneous...and I don't want to say this: absolutely 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.
Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. May 14, 2009.
Former Senator Bob Graham insisted on Thursday that he too was kept in the dark about the use of waterboarding.
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.
Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. May 11, 2009.
Waterboarding neither "efficacious or medically safe."
Ali Frick, Think Progress AlterNet: Media and Technology. May 7, 2009.
Two weeks ago Sean Hannity volunteered to be waterboarded, but he hasn't said peep since.
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.
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."
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.
Ali Frick, Think Progress AlterNet: Video. April 28, 2009.
Despite Hannity's affection for torture, he still has not taken Olbemann's challenge.
Matt Corley, Think Progress AlterNet: Health and Wellness. 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.
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.
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."
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.
Satyam Khanna, Think Progress AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 24, 2009.
Sean Hannity volunteers to be waterboarded for charity.
Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 23, 2009.
If anyone outside of a politician had ordered these beatings, they would already be in the middle of a criminal trial.
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, AlterNet. April 22, 2009.
Former Bush officials are trying to avoid accountability for their inhumane crimes. There is much you can do to make sure they don't get away with it.
ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 21, 2009.
The hawkish Connecticut Senator still refuses to call waterboarding torture.
