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  • Opinion:President Obama Leaves Open Loopholes for Torture

    By Amnesty International June 28, 2009

    Today, June 26, is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture . In establishing the day in 1998, then UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan wrote, “Today the United Nations appeals to all governments and members of civil society to take action to defeat torture and torturers...

  • News:Holder Says Guantanamo Made America Less Safe

    By U.S. Dept. of Justice April 30, 2009

    The following is the transcript of a speech delivered by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in Berlin on the closing of Guantanamo Bay. It is my distinct honor to join you at the Hans Arnhold Center of the American Academy of Berlin. The Academy is a fitting caretaker for a building that holds a...

  • Opinion:Why Do Christians Approve of Torture?

    By John W. Loftus May 06, 2009

    By Dr. Valerie Tarico | Debunking Christianity The circles I run in include a fair number of recovering fundies—people who were raised on the notion that morality comes from Jesus. In fact, the former Calvinists among us were taught that anyone who is not "washed in the blood" is utterly...

  • Opinion:Nancy Pelosi Continues to Lie About Torture Knowledge

    By Frank Salvato May 17, 2009

    “I think this is the most despicable, dishonest and vicious political effort I have seen in my lifetime...She is a trivial politician, viciously using partisanship for the narrowest of purposes...She dishonors the Congress by her behavior.” – Former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich Well...

  • Opinion:Obama, Gitmo and the Liberal Politics of Deceit

    By Frank Salvato May 29, 2009

    The debate over the disposition of the terrorist detainees currently housed in Guantanamo Bay's detention centers (Camp Delta, Camp Echo, Camp Iguana & Camp 7) rages on. The anti-war/anti-Bush contingent continues to call for the shuttering of the facilities while those in support of fighting...

  • News:U.S. Releases Four Chinese Uighur Prisoners from Gitmo

    By U.S. Dept. of Justice June 12, 2009

    Four detainees, Chinese nationals of Uighur ethnicity who had been held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, have been resettled in Bermuda. These detainees, who were subject to release as a result of court orders, had been cleared for release by the prior administration, which determined they...

  • Opinion:Amnesty International Calls Torture Memos "Repugnant"

    By Amnesty International April 17, 2009

    By Tom Parker | Human Rights Now Blog It’s clear to us that the torture memos released yesterday , as gruesome and repugnant the details are within, are only the tip of the iceberg. As far as we currently know, the interrogation regime spelled out in the Bybee memo is the best case...

  • Opinion:Obama Right to Allow Torture Investigation

    By Amnesty International April 22, 2009

    President Obama gingerly retreated Tuesday from his resistance to a Congressionally-authorized commission of inquiry to investigate US detention and interrogation practices. During a photo-op with the King of Jordan, he acknowledged that it is up to Congress and the Attorney General...

  • Opinion:Does Nancy Pelosi Support Torture or Not?

    By Competitive Enterprise Institute April 23, 2009

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants Bush Administration officials prosecuted for facilitating torture . Fair enough. But if they get prosecuted, she should get prosecuted, too. She knew of the torture and knowingly funded the very programs that engaged in it. She only objected to it...

  • Opinion:Muslim on Muslim Violence Shows Torture Is Always Appalling

    By Muslim Public Affairs Council May 10, 2009

    The United Arab Emirates is best known for its prosperity, its recreation and its hospitality. But a recent incident involving torture by a member of the royal family has left an indelible mark on that country which has yet to be addressed openly and justly. Sheik Issa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a son...

  • News:FBI Agent Says Torture Didn't Help with Al Qaeda

    By The Cato Institute May 14, 2009

    The Senate Judiciary Committee hearings produced an ugly picture of the role torture played in interrogating Al Qaeda leaders. The testimony of former FBI agent Ali Soufan shows how traditional intelligence techniques worked on Abu Zubaydah and “enhanced” techniques did nothing to advance...

  • Opinion:Obama Must Prosecute Bush and Cheney for Torture Policy

    By Amnesty International June 15, 2009

    With Dick Cheney and the infamous torture memos making headlines , President Obama and our nation face a choice. Should they prosecute or protect those responsible for the torture of detainees in secret CIA detention centers? If our leaders wish to steer our country back to the right side of...

  • Opinion:Doctors' Role in CIA Torture of Terror Suspects Questioned

    By The Cato Institute September 18, 2009

    by Nat Hentoff The fearlessly independent Physicians for Human Rights - founded in 1986 and sharer of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 - has once again exposed the shameful role of doctors and psychologists throughout the CIA's torture interrogations, banned by the international Convention...

  • Opinion:Former CIA Directors Urge Obama to End Interrogation Probe

    By The Cato Institute October 12, 2009

    by Nat Hentoff On the wall of CIA headquarters is this challenging message from the New Testament: "And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." Veering sharply from this acknowledgment was the demand sent to the Obama administration by seven former CIA directors ( Washington...

  • Video:Keith Olbermann Challenges Sean Hannity to be Waterboarded

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff April 24, 2009

    In a recent debate with actor and commentator Charles Grodin, Fox News's Sean Hannity said that he would agree to endure waterboarding if money were given to charity. Now MSNBC's Keith Olbermann is asking Hannity to put his money where his mouth is, offering $1,000 per second to see such an...

  • Video:Did Waterboarding Save Lives?

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff April 30, 2009

    The Justice Department's recently released "torture memos" have confirmed that the U.S. waterboarded detainees in Guantanamo Bay, and that important intelligence was gained through the use of the controversial practice. In response, President Obama said the same information could have been gained...

  • Poll:Is Torture Ever Justified?

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff August 04, 2009

  • Poll:Did the U.S. Torture in Gitmo?

    By Langston Aesop Burroughs August 04, 2009

  • Video:Jesse Ventura Describes Being Waterboarded, Calls it Torture

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff May 22, 2009

    Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura recently appeared on Fox News and spoke with Alan Colmes about the issue of waterboarding. Ventura was himself waterboarded during his Navy Seal training, and offers a bit of first-person perspective on the practice which is currently the subject of heated...

  • Video:White House-Dick Cheney Got "Facts Wrong" on Interrogations

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff August 31, 2009

    White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday that former Vice President Dick Cheney has his facts wrong on the Obama administration's policies for terror detainee interrogations:

  • Poll:Should We Close Gitmo?

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff August 04, 2009

  • News:UC Berkeley Students Want Professor John Yoo Fired

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff August 18, 2009

    Four people were arrested Monday on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, in a protest against a law professor who wrote legal memos for the Bush Administration about interrogation techniques. Shouting "war criminal," the protestors confronted John Yoo as he entered a...

  • News:Investigation into Alleged Torture by CIA Reignites Controversy

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff August 25, 2009

    Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to investigate the alleged torture of terror suspects by the CIA goes against the advice of President Obama, who said he wants to "look forward, not backwards" on the controversial interrogation techniques approved during the Bush administration. The...

  • News:Cheney Lashes Out at Obama For Investigating CIA Interrogations

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff August 31, 2009

    Former Vice President Dick Cheney has resumed his attacks on the Obama administration, this time lashing out at the Justice Department's decision to investigate the CIA's interrogation of terrorist suspects. He said the second guessing of the Bush administration "offends the hell out of me...