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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."

"There is No Such Thing as Justice Here": Hamdan Trial Begins

Leonard Doyle, Independent UK. July 21, 2008.
Salim Hamdan, the suicidal and delusional prisoner who was once a chauffeur for Osama bin Laden, is being tried by Military Tribunal.

Watch Christopher Hitchens Get Waterboarded

Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet AlterNet: War on Iraq. July 2, 2008.
Please remember while you watch this video that there are no safety words for the victims of torture.

Hitchens Gets Waterboarded, Withdraws from Iraq in 11 Seconds

John Dolan, AlterNet. July 2, 2008.
Warmongerer and neocon Christopher Hitchens just noticed that waterboarding is torture!

Retired General: "The Current Administration Has Committed War Crimes"

Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!. June 23, 2008.
As Congress pieces together the White House torture program, former Army General Antonio Taguba condemns Bush's "systematic regime of torture."

How the Pentagon Turned an Interrogation Resistance Program into a Blueprint for Torture

Spencer Ackerman, Washington Independent. June 19, 2008.
At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing this week, answers about the Bush administration's "enhanced interrogations" finally came to light.

In Gitmo's Legal Otherworld, 9/11 Trial Defendants Cry Torture

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. June 9, 2008.
While much reporting after last week's arraignments focused on KSM's desire to be executed, torture itself is on trial at Guantánamo Bay.

"A Kinder, Gentler Torture": My Client at Guantánamo

H. Candace Gorman, In These Times. June 2, 2008.
The American people either don't care about torture -- or else they don't want to hear about it.

Mukasey Defends Torture Architects

Devin Montgomery, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. May 27, 2008.
In a recent speech, the AG said Bush's legal advisers "reached their conclusions in good faith" in accordance with "what the law required."

Betrayals, Backsliding and Boycotts: The Continuing Collapse of Guantánamo's Military Commissions

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. May 21, 2008.
Guantánamo is in total disarray.

Torture Critics Derided as Advocating "Oprah Methods"

Ali Frick, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. May 8, 2008.
In congressional hearings, Republicans continue to defend waterboarding and other forms of torture.

Did DC Media Applaud Bush After Approving Waterboarding?

Scarecrow, Firedoglake AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. March 10, 2008.
What were they thinking?

Bush Vetoes Ban on Waterboarding

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. March 8, 2008.
Former Director of National Intelligence General Harry Soyster says the current director Mike McConnell should be fired over this.

Motivational Coaching Company Accused of Waterboarding an Employee

Richard Blair, The All Spin Zone AlterNet: PEEK. March 1, 2008.
So, you think you have a crappy job?

Waterboarding? Racist Cops Have Been Torturing Black Suspects for Years

Thomas J. Gardner, Madison Capital Times. February 29, 2008.
Torture is not a new phenomenon. Just ask the Memphis police officers who beat me forty years ago.

Mr. Mukasey Goes to Guantánamo

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. February 27, 2008.
The Attorney General pays a six-hour surprise visit to Guantanamo Bay.

Lieberman Endorses Waterboarding Since 'It's Not Like Using Hot Coals' on People

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. February 15, 2008.
Joe Lieberman appears to be mimicking his close friend John McCain.

White House Claims Congress Is Caving to "Left Wing Bloggers" by Opposing Torture

Satyam Khanna, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. February 15, 2008.
Congress's priorities are reflected by the will of the public. A recent CNN poll showed tha 68 percent of Americans said waterboarding was torture.

Romney Endorses McCain: Was it His Pro-Torture Vote?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. February 14, 2008.
McCain's vote against a ban on waterboarding must have set Romney's heart aflutter.

Bush Administration Tries to "Cleanse" Evidence Obtained Through Torture

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. February 12, 2008.
Giving Starbucks coffee to prisoners is no substitute for a clean trial.

How Karl Rove and Torture Influenced the 9/11 Report

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. February 11, 2008.
A 9/11 commission chief answers to allegations that he let Karl Rove influence the probe investigating the Sept. 11 attacks.

Waterboarding: Two Questions for Michael Hayden

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. February 7, 2008.
The CIA director admits the U.S. waterboarded detainees, but says it was only done on three. He's lying.

White House: We "Definitely Want To Consider" Using Waterboarding Again

Satyam Khanna, Think Progress AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. February 6, 2008.
Despite its hedging, the White House made clear today it very well may commit illegal torture again.

Torture Still Doesn't Work

Robert Fisk, The Independent UK. February 4, 2008.
For centuries, torture has been used to make people say anything the torturer wants.

Mukasey Post-Game Report: Justice Dept Still a Disaster

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. January 31, 2008.
Laugh or cry, but take a moment to read two more takes on Wednesday's Mukasey hearing.

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