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  • February 2008

    • Coulter Picks Clinton Over McCain

      CNN  |  Feb 1, 08 3:40 PM CST

      Coulter Picks Clinton Over McCain

      (Newser) - Conservative shock pundit Ann Coulter endorsed Hillary Clinton over John McCain today, adding to the right-wing furor over McCain's ascent by saying New York's junior senator is “more conservative than he is.” If McCain gets the GOP nod, Coulter says she's not only ready to vote for a Democrat but would even campaign for her, CNN reports. More »

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      John McCain  • Hillary Clinton  • torture  • endorsement  • Ann Coulter

  • January 2008

    • Look Who's Trying Out Waterboarding

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 31, 08 12:38 PM CST

      Look Who's Trying Out Waterboarding

      (Newser) - As the debate over waterboarding continues unabated, it has occurred to more than one cocky—or conscientious—young man that anyone can see for himself what it feels like, and whether it constitutes torture. The Wall Street Journal talks to several who've tried it—using friends with no special training. One 26-year-old reports he was shocked at how quickly blind panic overtook him. “It’s almost like the ideal way of torturing someone,” he concludes. “This is torture 2.0.” More »

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      CIA  • torture  • Michael Mukasey  • waterboarding  • interrogation techniques

    • Mukasey Won't Budge on Waterboarding

      New York Times  |  Jan 30, 08 4:47 PM CST

      Mukasey Won't Budge on Waterboarding

      (Newser) - Testifying before a Senate committee today, Attorney General Michael Mukasey frustrated attempts to get him to answer on whether waterboarding constitutes torture. "I don’t think it would be appropriate for me to pass definitive judgment on the technique’s legality,” said Mukasey, hedging in a manner that, as it did in past appearances, infuriated questioning senators, the New York Times reports. More »

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      torture  • Michael Mukasey  • waterboarding

    • Senate Grills Mukasey Today on Waterboarding

      Associated Press  |  Jan 30, 08 3:43 AM CST

      Senate Grills Mukasey Today on Waterboarding

      (Newser) - A high-noon face off is looming today between Attorney General Michael Mukasey and the Senate Judiciary Committee over waterboarding, the simulated drowning interrogation technique that many consider torture. Committee chair Patrick Leahy said Mukasey faces "serious questions" on the issue at today's hearing. But Mukasey has warned Leahy in a letter that he will not tell the Senate whether or not waterboarding is illegal. More »

    • Waterboarding Returns to Spotlight

      Reuters  |  Jan 29, 08 1:30 PM CST

      Waterboarding Returns to Spotlight

      (Newser) - American interrogators' tactics included waterboarding sometime before 2005, but the tactic "has not been used in years," the ex-director of national intelligence says. John Negroponte's acknowledgment, the most definitive confirmation yet of the Bush administration's use of waterboarding, comes as Michael Mukasey prepares to return to Capitol Hill to address questions about the interrogation program, Reuters reports. More »

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      torture  • Michael Mukasey  • waterboarding  • John Negroponte

    • Canadian FM Apologizes for Torture List

      BBC  |  Jan 20, 08 2:00 PM CST

      Canadian FM Apologizes for Torture List

      (Newser) - Canadian foreign minister Maxime Bernier has apologized for the inclusion of the US and Israel on a list of countries in which prisoners risk being subjected to torture, the BBC reports. The list, part of a torture awareness guide for diplomats, cited US interrogation techniques and referred to its Guantanamo Bay facility. Both countries denounced their placement on the list. More »

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      Israel  • United States  • Guantanamo Bay  • Canada  • torture  • torture list  • Maxime Bernier

    • US Makes Canadian Torture List

      BBC  |  Jan 18, 08 6:40 AM CST

      US Makes Canadian Torture List

      (Newser) - The US, along with China, Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, and Israel, is listed in an official Canadian foreign ministry document of countries where prisoners are at risk of torture, the BBC reports. The "torture awareness" training manual classifies as torture some US interrogation techniques, including forced nudity, isolation, and sleep deprivation. More »

    • CIA 'Gulled' Court on Torture Tapes, Says Judge

      New York Times  |  Jan 18, 08 5:25 AM CST

      CIA 'Gulled' Court on Torture Tapes, Says Judge

      (Newser) - A federal judge said he suspects the CIA lied to his court about tapes showing the harsh interrogations of two al-Qaeda leaders, the New York Times reports. The CIA claims no records exist concerning the tapes, which were destroyed in 2005. But the judge, currently deciding a Freedom of Information Act request concerning the videos, says that's not credible. “I just can’t accept it,” said Manhattan Judge Allen Hellerstein. More »

    • Waterboarding Is Torture: US Intelligence Chief

      BBC  |  Jan 13, 08 7:03 AM CST

      Waterboarding Is Torture: US Intelligence Chief

      (Newser) - US Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell said it "would be torture" if he were subjected to the controversial interrogation technique of waterboarding. "If I had water draining into my nose, God, I just can't imagine how painful!" McConnell told the New Yorker . "For me, it would be torture." McConnell said there will be a "huge penalty" for use of the technique if it's ever officially determined to be torture. More »

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      George W. Bush  • CIA  • torture  • waterboarding  • interrogation techniques  • Mike McConnell

    • Judges Say Guantanamo Four Can't Sue

      Reuters  |  Jan 12, 08 7:00 AM CST

      Judges Say Guantanamo Four Can't Sue

      (Newser) - Four British citizens who spent over two years at Guantanamo Bay before being released without charge have been told they can't sue Pentagon officials, Reuters reports. The men brought the lawsuit over alleged torture, abuse, and violations of their religious rights. The US appeals court ruling yesterday said the defendants, including Donald Rumsfeld, had immunity because they were acting within their jobs; and religious protections don't apply to aliens held outside US territory. More »

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      lawsuit  • Pentagon  • Guantanamo Bay  • torture  • Guantanamo prisoners  • Donald Rumsfeld

    • US Officer Cleared Over Abu Ghraib

      BBC  |  Jan 11, 08 9:17 AM CST

      US Officer Cleared Over Abu Ghraib

      (Newser) - The only officer who faced a court-martial over the torture at Abu Ghraib has been cleared of all criminal wrongdoing. The BBC reports that Lt. Col. Steven Jordan was convicted in August of disobeying a gag order, but that decision was annulled and his record is now clean. No officer has been dismissed or faced any direct charges for the Abu Ghraib scandal, although 11 lower-ranking soldiers have been convicted. More »