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  • July 2008

    • Hitchens Agrees: Waterboarding Is Torture

      newser  |  Vanity Fair  |  Jul 3, 08 3:10 PM CDT

      Hitchens Agrees: Waterboarding Is Torture

      "You may have read by now the official lie about this treatment, which is that it simulates the feeling of drowning," Christopher Hitchens writes of waterboarding in Vanity Fair . "You feel that you are drowning because you are drowning," concludes the author, who experienced the controversial interrogation technique himself. "I find I don't want to tell you how little time I lasted." More »

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      Iraq  • torture  • waterboarding  • interrogation techniques  • Christopher Hitchens  • military training

    • Gitmo Prisoner Charged in Cole Bombing

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jul 1, 08 2:18 AM CDT

      Gitmo Prisoner Charged in Cole Bombing

      A suspected al-Qaeda terrorist held at Guantanamo Bay for six years has been charged with masterminding the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole that killed 17 sailors and injured 50 others. The treatment of Saudi prisoner Abd al Rahim al-Nashiri in custody, which included waterboarding by interrogators, will be a key element of his defense, reports the Washington Post. More »

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      al-Qaeda  • Pentagon  • CIA  • Guantanamo Bay  • torture  • waterboarding  • USS Cole

  • June 2008

    • 'Good Cop' Enticed 9/11 Mastermind to Talk

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 22, 08 7:09 AM CDT

      'Good Cop' Enticed 9/11 Mastermind to Talk

      A CIA interrogator’s rapport with a mastermind of the 9/11 attacks helped provide vast amounts of information on terrorism while raising tough questions about interrogation methods, the New York Times reports. Agent Deuce Martinez cajoled Khalid Sheikh Mohammed into discussing his thoughts in great detail—but it’s unclear whether Mohammed would have opened up without first facing interrogation techniques like waterboarding. More »

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      CIA  • waterboarding  • interrogation techniques  • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed  • intelligence agencies

    • Alleged 9/11 Leader Faces Gitmo Tribunal

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jun 5, 08 8:07 AM CDT

      Alleged 9/11 Leader Faces Gitmo Tribunal

      Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks, will be arraigned today at a special military tribunal at Guantánamo Bay, reports the Washington Post . Five years after his arrest in Pakistan, the detainee and four others will appear in a specially designed, $4 million courtroom to face charges of terrorism and "murder in violation of the law of war."  More »

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      Guantanamo Bay  • torture  • September 11  • Guantanamo prisoners  • waterboarding  • military tribunal  • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

  • May 2008
  • April 2008

    • Waterboarding at Work Heads to Utah Court

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Apr 14, 08 11:45 AM CDT

      Waterboarding at Work Heads to Utah Court

      A Utah sales rep is suing his company after his boss waterboarded him as a “team-building exercise” outside a Provo office park, the Washington Post reports. Sure, the man volunteered, but he says he had no idea what he getting himself into. “I’m not getting any air,” Chad Hudgens says. “The sensation that’s going through my head is ‘I’m going to drown.’” More »

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      lawsuit  • torture  • waterboarding  • interrogation techniques  • team building

  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • DOJ Probes Itself Over Torture Memos

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Feb 22, 08 8:15 PM CST

      DOJ Probes Itself Over Torture Memos

      The Department of Justice is probing its own legal approval of waterboarding for the CIA, the New York Times reports. DOJ ethics chief H. Marshall Jarrett confirmed today that his office is conducting the first public inquiry of the 5-year-old advice and may issue a non-classified report when it is ready. More »

    • Is He Against Torture?

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 19, 08 6:45 PM CST

      Is He Against Torture?

      The LA Times editorial board today slammed John McCain for a vote the paper feels undermines the senator’s “admirable” opposition to torture in interrogations. McCain, whom the Times endorsed earlier this month, voted against legislation that forbids CIA interrogators from using waterboarding or other methods banned by the Army Field Manual. The law passed the House and the Senate, but now faces the Bush veto—something the Times thinks the GOP frontrunner’s support could’ve mitigated. More »

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      John McCain  • George W. Bush  • CIA  • torture  • waterboarding

    • Confessions From Torture Must Be Tossed

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Feb 17, 08 1:57 PM CST

      Confessions From Torture Must Be Tossed

      So-called “confessions” obtained by waterboarding should be tossed out of court, Guantanamo's ex-chief military prosecutor writes in the New York Times . Morris Davis quit over the practice last year and regrets that the Pentagon is allowing waterboarding evidence to prosecute six 9/11 suspects. "Military justice has a proud history. This was not one of its finer moments." More »

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      torture  • September 11  • Guantanamo prisoners  • waterboarding  • Michael Hayden  • Morris Davis

    • Bush Rips Congress on Waterboarding Ban

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 15, 08 7:09 AM CST

      Bush Rips Congress on Waterboarding Ban

      President Bush blasted the congressional move to ban waterboarding last night, suggesting that relatives of London bombing victims would understand the need for such interrogation techniques. Victims' families "understand the nature of killers," he told the BBC. He said lawmakers "are imposing a set of standards in terms of interrogating prisoners that our people think will be ineffective." More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • CIA  • torture  • waterboarding

    • Waterboarding Is Illegal: Justice Dept.

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Feb 14, 08 8:18 AM CST

      Waterboarding Is Illegal: Justice Dept.

      A top Justice Department official will declare to a House subcommittee today that waterboarding is no longer legal—a day after Congress defied President Bush's veto threat to explicitly outlaw the controversial interrogation tactic. "The set of interrogation methods authorized for current use is narrower than before, and it does not today include waterboarding," says testimony prepared by Stephen Bradbury, acting head of the Office of Legal Counsel. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Congress  • Senate  • Department of Justice  • CIA  • torture  • waterboarding  • Michael Hayden  • Chuck Hagel  • Steven Bradbury

    • Senate Bans Waterboarding, Faces Veto

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Feb 13, 08 7:01 PM CST

      Senate Bans Waterboarding, Faces Veto

      The Senate today passed a measure that would outlaw harsh interrogation techniques such as waterboarding—though the ban is part of a larger intelligence bill President Bush has promised to veto, the New York Times reports. Passed by the House in December, the bill cleared the Senate 51-45, largely along party lines. More »

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      John McCain  • George W. Bush  • waterboarding  • harsh interrogation  • Bush veto

    • Waterboarding Violates UN Torture Law

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Feb 8, 08 11:30 PM CST

      Waterboarding Violates UN Torture Law

      A top UN official said today that CIA waterboarding constitutes a war crime, but she stopped short of accusing Washington directly. "I would have no problems with describing this practice as falling under the prohibition of torture," Louise Arbour said. Her comment comes days after CIA chief Michael Hayden admitted that operatives have used the practice on terror suspects, Reuters reports. More »

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      torture  • War on Terror  • waterboarding  • war crimes  • Michael Hayden  • UN Commission on Human Rights

    • Cheney Touts Harsh Interrogations

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Feb 8, 08 5:20 AM CST

      Cheney Touts Harsh Interrogations

      Dick Cheney yesterday defended the use of controversial interrogation techniques, crediting them with possibly “foiling an attack against the US," just as the director of the CIA was conceding to a congressional committee that waterboarding may be illegal. The VP defended the use of  “a tougher program for tougher customers,” including “high-value targets” like Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the suspected mastermind of  9/11, in a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference, reports the New York Times. More »

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      CIA  • torture  • Dick Cheney  • September 11  • waterboarding  • Michael Hayden  • Khalid Shaikh Mohammed

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