ALISON MUTLER and LIUDAS DAPKAS / The Associated PressMay 31, 2018
The European Court of Human Rights rules that the two EU countries allowed the detention and abuse of a Saudi and a Palestinian at secret U.S. prisons. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Marjorie Cohn / TruthoutMay 18, 2018
Gina Haspel's confirmation as CIA director sends a message to future administrations that those who authorize and facilitate torture will escape liability. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
John Kiriakou / TruthdigMay 8, 2018
The U.S. has become a country that supports torture, so the fight to stop the godmother of the CIA's "enhanced interrogation" program may be futile. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Eugene Robinson / TruthdigMar 24, 2018
Violations of U.S. and international law cannot be rationalized or ignored in considering Gina Haspel's nomination to be the new CIA director. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eric Ortiz / TruthdigMar 14, 2018
Gina Haspel, President Trump's pick to head the CIA, has played a key role in the agency's torture program—and in covering it up. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
DEB RIECHMANN / The Associated PressMar 13, 2018
Gina Haspel, a career spymaster, had a front-row seat to the CIA's use of harsh interrogation techniques against terror suspects between 2003 and 2005. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
John Kiriakou / TruthdigJun 21, 2016
The prison is the symbol of everything that is wrong with the United States’ so-called war on terror. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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