Statue of Torture

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President Obama Hosts ‘Colbert Report’ to Show Colbert Up…and Spread the Word About Obamacare

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Dec 10, 2014 As Jon Stewart mentioned on the "Daily Show" on Tuesday, the decision to time the president's appearance on the "Colbert Report" to air before the Senate's CIA torture report was released may not be purely coincidental. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart Tries to Figure Out What Came First: Bush’s Knowledge of CIA Torture or His Denial

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Dec 10, 2014 Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who's the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee, revealed that the CIA lied to many people, including former President George W. Bush, about the heinous torture methods it employed. Until 2006, that is. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Torture Report

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Israel, Egypt Implicated in Torture: Middle East Reactions to Senate Report Lament Their Involvement

Juan Cole / Truthdig Dec 10, 2014 That the release in Washington of a dense 450 page report on CIA torture conducted a decade ago would provoke massive demonstrations in the Middle East all along struck me as unlikely. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

CIA Torture Report Finally Released by Senate, Revealing Extreme and Ineffective Methods

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Dec 9, 2014 After four years of investigations, the Senate Intelligence Committee, charged with overseeing the CIA, released its "landmark report" on the agency's use of torture Tuesday morning. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why the Founding Fathers Considered Banning Torture Foundational to the U.S. Constitution

Juan Cole / Truthdig Dec 9, 2014 For the most part, right wing principles are diametrically opposed to the Enlightenment and Deist values of most of the framers of the United States. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

GOP Squirms at Release of CIA Torture Report, Warns of ‘Violence’ (So Why Did They Torture?)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Dec 8, 2014 The Senate report is due out this week and is already the object of a Karl Rove style disinformation campaign by former President George W. Bush and others. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Dianne Feinstein Asks DOJ to Investigate Leak of Torture Report Summary to McClatchy News Service

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Jon Stewart on CIA Torture Report: ‘We Are a Moral People … in Hindsight’

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 8, 2014 The Senate Intelligence Committee recently declassified documents on CIA torture during the Bush administration, inspiring the "Daily Show" host to take us on a "stroll down 'things we'd like to erase from our memory' lane." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Former CIA, NSA Boss Says Sen. Feinstein Too Emotional to Judge CIA Torture Fairly. Misogyny Much?

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When It Is Feinstein Being Spied On, Suddenly She Squawks

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 12, 2014 Sen. Dianne Feinstein's speech Tuesday was a chess move in a contest with the CIA, which has played hardball with the California Democrat's staff. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )