2nd CIA Contractor Testifies in 9/11 Case at Guantanamo
John Bruce Jessen tells a military court that such techniques as waterboarding and sleep deprivation were shown to have no lasting effects.
American History for Truthdiggers: Tragic Dawn of Overseas Imperialism
By 1898, a great land empire had been forged through brutal conquest. Now the American gaze turned to foreign lands.
Will U.S. Torturers Ever Be Held Accountable as War Criminals?
Gina Haspel's confirmation as CIA director sends a message to future administrations that those who authorize and facilitate torture will escape liability.
DA: Children in California Home Choked, Waterboarded
Details of the abuse of 10 children in Fairfield, Calif., emerge at a bail hearing for their mother.
'Bloody Gina' Hearing Does Not Bode Well for Us
While President Trump's pick for CIA director wiggled out of addressing the morality and legality of torture, agency veteran Ray McGovern was dragged out of the hearing and arrested.
The Campaign to Exterminate Muslims
Israel’s slaughter of unarmed Gazans doesn’t bother most Americans because we have been indoctrinated into dehumanizing Muslims. We and others live in a world where murder and racism are state policy.
We Should Not Reward the Authors of Torture
Violations of U.S. and international law cannot be rationalized or ignored in considering Gina Haspel's nomination to be the new CIA director.
Trump's CIA Pick Oversaw Waterboarding at Secret Prison
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.
Psychologists' Civil Trial Should Shed Light on CIA Interrogations
James Mitchell and John "Bruce" Jessen are accused of creating brutal methods the CIA used on terrorism suspects.
Torture Doesn't Work. But Facts Never Have Bothered the President.
Donald Trump's refusal to condemn our secret prisons, together with his appointments of people who played roles in the George W. Bush torture program, should set off alarm bells.
