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American Torture — Past, Present, and… Future?

By Rebecca Gordon, TomDispatch Dec 15, 2014 Mainstream coverage of US torture in general and of the new Senate report in particular rests on three false assumptions: 1 The most important question is whether torture “worked” 2 U torture ended when George W Bush left office 3 The only kind of torture that really “counts” happens in foreign war zones Let’s look at each of these in order. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Ferguson Is Baghdad Is New York Is Kabul

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Dec 12, 2014 Whether on the streets of Baghdad or Ferguson, soldiers and militarized police forces have historically enforced control, not law. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Manifesto and New Morality of the 9/11 Mastermind

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2014 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, known as the mastermind of 9/11, has released a new manifesto and allegedly come into a new way of thinking and believing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Former FBI Interrogator Tells ’60 Minutes’ About Emergence of Torture Tactics

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2011 Little is publicly known about the security investigations that followed the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but a recent "60 Minutes" interview with a former FBI agent shed some light on what had been going on behind the scenes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gray Lady Catches Heat for Torture Terminology

Staff / Truthdig May 4, 2011 Dan Kennedy of Media Nation used The Guardian to attack The New York Times for its squeamishness about calling "enhanced interrogation" what it is -- torture. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gibbs: Cheney’s Wrong on Interrogation

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2009 White House press secretary Robert Gibbs fielded a question about former Vice President Dick Cheney's ongoing Enhanced Interrogation Press Tour with restrained disdain Monday, calling Cheney's comments "the same song and dance we've heard since literally the first day of our administration," as well as "wrong." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ashcroft Defends Waterboarding at House Hearing

Staff / Truthdig Jul 18, 2008 Discussing the use of "enhanced interrogation techniques" before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, former Attorney General John Ashcroft said he didn't think waterboarding constituted torture and that the technique produced "very valuable" reports. He was testifying on the Bush administration's interrogation rules. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )