Glenn Greenwald Condemns ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Torture Porn

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Dec 11, 2012 "Zero Dark Thirty" is piling up rave reviews despite perpetuating the myth that torture helps combat terrorism. Glenn Greenwald objects to praise for a film that propagandizes war crimes as a necessary evil. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. to Probe Legality of U.S. Drone Campaign

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 26, 2012 The United Nations will establish an investigative team next year to probe the legality of America's generalized drone war abroad. The inquiry could find U.S. leaders guilty of war crimes in Pakistan and elsewhere. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Don’t Exert Yourself

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Christopher Hitchens: Reason in Revolt

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 16, 2011 What zeal this man had to eviscerate the conceits of the powerful, whether their authority derived from wealth, the state or a claim to the ear of the divine . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

John McCain: Down With Waterboarding

Staff / Truthdig Nov 15, 2011 Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain, you're on notice. John McCain took to Twitter on Monday, being a cyber-savvy senator and all, to disapprove of the two GOP candidates' pro-waterboarding stance, as stated at Saturday’s Republican presidential debate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Human Rights Watch: Prosecute the Bush War Criminals

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2011 A U.S.-based human rights group published a report Tuesday calling on foreign governments to prosecute George W. Bush and some of his chief officials in light of a growing body of evidence of war crimes. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 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 )

No Waterboarding Used to Obtain bin Laden Intel, Rumsfeld Says

Staff / Truthdig May 4, 2011 Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has thrown cold water on the argument that extreme interrogation methods are necessary to prevent terrorist attacks, telling NewsMax that waterboarding was not used to identify Osama bin Laden's courier. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

British Deny Bush’s Claim That Torture Paid Off

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2010 In his new memoir, George W. Bush claims that information obtained by waterboarding Khalid Sheikh Mohammad 183 times helped foil plots to attack targets in the United Kingdom. British intelligence and Cabinet officials -- Labor and Conservative alike -- beg to differ. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

No Punishment Over Destruction of CIA Torture Tapes

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2010 After a three-year investigation, the government has decided not to charge the CIA officers who destroyed 92 videotapes of waterboarding after the White House and the agency had ordered that the recordings be preserved. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why We Can’t Just ‘Look Forward’

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jun 10, 2010 The years of detainee abuse and constitutional violations cannot be dismissed so easily, because the past is still with us -- and so are the dangers that drew America's leaders toward the dark side. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Soldier Accused of Waterboarding 4-Year-Old Daughter

Staff / Truthdig Feb 9, 2010 Police have charged an American soldier with assaulting his young daughter. Specifically, Joshua Tabor of Tacoma, Wash., is reported to have waterboarded his 4-year-old three or four times because she was afraid of water and had trouble with her ABCs. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )