Germany Issues Warrants for CIA Agents

Staff / Truthdig Feb 1, 2007 Germany has issued arrest warrants for 13 suspected CIA agents for their roles in the "extraordinary rendition" of Khaled al-Masri. Meanwhile, as public outrage in Europe over the abduction and torture of terror suspects grows more intense, court proceedings in Italy could lead to the indictment of 25 alleged CIA agents. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

German Government Abandoned Citizen at Gitmo

Staff / Truthdig Jan 27, 2007 Germans are outraged over the emergence of documents that suggest a government official allowed an innocent German citizen to remain in Guantanamo for years after the United States offered to repatriate him. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: EU Nations Knew of CIA Abductions

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2007 A damning report making its way through the European Union Parliament says a number of EU countries knew of CIA abductions and operations in Europe related to the practice of extraordinary rendition, including more than 1,000 covert flights over European airspace. The report also says the UK, Italy and Poland resisted the investigation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gitmo Anniversary Inspires Global Protests

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2007 Activists from Europe to Kuwait have joined with Cindy Sheehan and others to protest the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where nearly 400 prisoners await their fate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Story of Detainee ISN 940

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2007 The lawyers for Adel Hamad, a Guantanamo detainee, put together this video after traveling the globe to verify his story. After five years, the notion that potentially innocent men continue to be held without charge or trial undermines the very decency of our society. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Marie Cocco: An Unhappy Anniversary for Guantanamo

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Jan 11, 2007 When the first captives were flown from Afghanistan to Guantanamo five years ago, no one knew the military base would eventually be transformed into a symbol of American tyranny and shame. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Marie Cocco: Our Most Vulgar Instinct

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Dec 7, 2006 The Iraq Study Group has offered its anticlimactic advice on the war, but how will we address that other quagmire in Cuba, where some 430 anonymous prisoners languish in limbo? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Padilla Video Exposes Detainment Practices

Staff / Truthdig Dec 4, 2006 Recently released video footage of Jose Padilla for the first time reveals life as an "enemy combatant" in U.S. custody. The footage shows Padilla, manacled and deprived of vision and hearing, en route to a dental appointment. Padilla was denied access to a lawyer for 21 months, testing the extent of the Bush administration's executive power. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

CIA Wants to Keep Interrogation Methods Secret

Staff / Truthdig Nov 4, 2006 The CIA has argued that allowing detainees to publicly describe interrogation techniques used against them would endanger national security. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Cheney Appears to Confirm Waterboarding Use

Staff / Truthdig Oct 26, 2006 In an interview with a conservative radio talk show host, the vice president apparently confirmed that U.S. interrogators waterboarded Al Qaeda suspects. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Red Cross Condemns Torture Bill

Staff / Truthdig Oct 20, 2006 The International Committee of the Red Cross will contact the White House to address concerns over U.S. torture policy's compliance with the Geneva Conventions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )