Olbermann Returns Jab in O’Reilly Grudge Match

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2006 After Bill O'Reilly threatened one of his callers with legal action for merely mentioning Keith Olbermann, the MSNBC host brings on a former state prosecutor to confirm that the only person in legal jeopardy is O'Reilly himself. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Boston Church Lagging on Pedophile Reforms

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2006 The state attorney general is blasting the Boston Archdiocese for its failure to implement safeguards to prevent the sexual abuse of children. Missing: a system to track abusive priests, and prevention programs in schools. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Navy Warned Pentagon on Torture

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2006 Two years before the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, the Navy's general counsel warned the Pentagon that its wink-and-nod policies on torture would invite abuse, reports The New Yorker. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Death Squads and Prison Abuse in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Feb 17, 2006 In a big story that is receiving scant media attention, the U claims that Iraqi police forces are acting as "death squads" to wipe out Sunnis At the same time, the Iraq parliament is condemning the U for the newly released pictures of prisoner abuse in Abu Ghraib. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In Their Own Words

Blair Golson / Truthdig Feb 16, 2006 Newly released photos and videos of inhumane conditions at Abu Ghraib have again shone a spotlight on America's treatment of its prisoners Read the sworn statements by prisoners at Abu Ghraib, obtained and translated by the Washington Post in 2004 at the height of the prison abuse scandal Excerpt: "As soon as we arrived, they put sandbags over our heads and they kept beating us And every single night this military guy comes over and beat us and handcuffed us until the end of his shift". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

European MP’s Will Probe CIA Jails Claim

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2006 A committee will investigate whether the CIA operated secret prisons in Eastern Europe. | storyAlso, documents show that the U.S. Army may have ended some detainee abuse probes prematurely. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fresh Torture Claims Arise at Guantanamo

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2006 Amnesty International renews its request for the prison to be shut. | storyAlso, the U.S. general at the center of the detainee abuse scandal refuses to answer questions in a court-martial. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Catholic Church Slashes Offers, Ups Burden of Proof in Abuse Cases

Staff / Truthdig Dec 31, 2005 In negotiating with a second wave of sexual abuse victims, the Catholic Church has "reverted to the bare-knuckles tactics it had long used to silence or marginalize them," critics tell the New York Times, "largely because public attention to the scandals had abated." Read the story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Scapegoats Talk Back

Larry Gross / Truthdig Dec 14, 2005 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )