CIA Used Water Dousing On Detainees
New lawsuits and documents reveal water dousing may have been used alongside waterboarding to interrogate CIA detainees.
US Blocks Release Of Guantanamo Torture Details
Abu Zubaydah was waterboarded at least 83 times in a single month, but U.S. officials have rejected a request to release 116 pages of his lawyers' notes.
Doctors Describe 'Rectal Feeding' As Torture
Doctors call "rectal hydration" torture, despite ex-CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden's claims that it's a "medical" procedure.
CIA Torture Report: 'It Wasn’t Shocking To Muslims'
Muslim leaders in the U.S. described the report as anything but groundbreaking.
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Torture Report Could Lead Others To Treat Prisoners Harshly
Amnesty International called out Uzbekistan, the U.S. and other nations for failing to allow inspectors access to detention centers.
How CIA Weakened NYT’s Story On Interrogation Program
What happens when a government agency lies to a reporter?
How Prepared Are US Embassies After Release Of Senate Report?
A number of embassies around the world have been put on high alert.
Need For Torture Tactics ‘Unknowable’
CIA Director John Brennan said it's impossible to know whether tactics described by many as torture were necessary to obtain intelligence.
CIA Torture Has Made Terrorism Worse: UN
"Torture programs right after 9/11 have made the matter of terrorism worse," said Juan Mendez, the U.N.'s special rapporteur on torture.
The Silence Of The Senate
The U.S. Senate's massive report on CIA torture contains not so much as one syllable of recommended reforms to the spy agency.
'I Think It Is A Terrible Report'
The former vice president criticized the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee as being politically motivated and an affront to the CIA.
CIA Medical Officials Faulted For Undermining 'Do No Harm' Oath
The medical community has condemned the tactics detailed in the U.S. Senate report on CIA torture.
Suspected Al Qaeda Militant And CIA Torture Victim Is Sent Back To Afghanistan
One of the first people subjected to the CIA's "enhanced interrogation" tactics has been sent back to a detention center in Afghanistan.
No Prosecution For CIA Torture
Should George W. Bush and his former colleagues face war crimes charges at the ICC? Pursuing that might not lead to much satisfaction.
Has Obama Stamped Out Torture?
Despite an order banning the use of torture, loopholes allow for such practices to continue.
CIA Torture Psychologists Took Clues From Chinese Communist Interrogations
Psychologists Jim Mitchell and Bruce Jessen were paid millions to devise America’s most controversial counterterrorism operation in its history.
The Secret Prisons Where The US Held Its Terror Suspects
The CIA operated "black site" detention facilities in nations around the world, where it held and interrogted terror suspects in the aftermath of 9/11.
American Embassies Brace For Backlash
Embassies in Egypt, Sweden, the Netherlands and three other countries have issued warnings about possible anti-American attacks.
Poland Acknowledges Secret Prison
After years of denials, former Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski now admits his country harbored a CIA black site used for torture.
How The CIA Manipulated The Media
CIA officials gave glowing accounts to investigative reporters on the effectiveness of its 'Detention and Interrogation Program.'
CIA Played Russian Roulette With Detainees
Along with sanctioned interrogation techniques, some interrogators played "Russian roulette," and threatened detainees with power drills.
'High Alert': US Ups Diplomat Security After Torture Report
Concerned about retribution attacks on U.S. targets after the release of the CIA torture report, the administration tightens security.
'This Is A Train Wreck'
Detainees were forced to stand on their broken legs, were beaten while naked and had their families threatened during CIA interrogations.
Senate Report Denounces Brutal Tactics
Detainees under interrogation were subject to "rectal rehydration" and "rectal feeding," which were medically unnecessary and unapproved.
George Tenet, Hassan Ghul And 6 Other Names To Know
Former President George W. Bush and his administration officials are the main characters in the CIA torture scandal.
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