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"We'll make you see death"
A harrowing account from a man the CIA handed over to Jordan -- smuggled from prison on tiny paper -- exposes U.S. complicity in torture.
By Joanne Mariner Apr 10, 2008
Killing ourselves in Afghanistan
In a secret meeting with a Taliban commander, I learned how Bush administration aid to Pakistan helps fund insurgents who kill U.S. troops.
By Matthew Cole Mar 10, 2008
Uncovering the truth about CIA torture tapes
Congress must remedy its abysmal record of investigating the Bush administration on prisoner abuse and torture.
By Anthony D. Romero Feb 15, 2008
White House pushes back against Times' tapes story
The Bush administration isn't happy about a report linking it to the destruction of tapes of CIA interrogations.
Alex Koppelman Dec 19, 2007
Administration lawyers were in on discussion of CIA tapes' destruction
The New York Times reports greater involvement of White House lawyers than previously known; administration officials may even have advocated the destruction.
Alex Koppelman Dec 19, 2007
Inside the CIA's notorious "black sites"
A Yemeni man never charged by the U.S. details 19 months of brutality and psychological torture -- the first in-depth, first-person account from inside the secret U.S. prisons. A Salon exclusive.
By Mark Benjamin Dec 14, 2007
Architecture of detention
Renderings of cells where a prisoner was held as part of the CIA's "extraordinary rendition" program.
Dec 14, 2007
America's trinity of terrorism
The network of U.S.-sponsored terrorism now on global display relies on death squads, disappearances and torture.
By Greg Grandin Dec 14, 2007
Salon Book Awards 2007
From an imaginary history of Alaskan Jews to a compelling glimpse of the CIA, we pick the 10 most pleasurable reading experiences of the year.
By Laura Miller Dec 12, 2007
Quote of the Day
Bush says it will be "interesting to know what the true facts are."
Tim Grieve Dec 11, 2007
Follow the bouncing tapes
First it was a CIA decision. Then Harriet Miers knew. Now more lawyers were involved, and a source says the White House didn't say, "Hell, no."
Tim Grieve Dec 11, 2007
For the CIA's eyes only
Was the agency's destruction of two video recordings of harsh interrogations by the CIA a coverup?
By Mark Benjamin Dec 8, 2007
Is the CIA lying about destroyed tapes?
The agency says it told Congress about the tapes and that the 9/11 Commission never asked. Really?
Tim Grieve Dec 7, 2007
An Iran bombshell for Bush
The White House knew months ago about Iran's stalled nuclear program. But Bush and Cheney have kept up the war rhetoric.
By Mark Follman Dec 5, 2007
Torture may have led to Pearl murder suspect's death
Saud Memon was reportedly a shell of a man after being detained by the CIA and Pakistani authorities.
Alex Koppelman Nov 12, 2007
The agonizing truth about CIA renditions
The fate of prisoners secreted away under the Bush administration is in some ways worse than even Hollywood has portrayed.
By Stephen Grey Nov 5, 2007
The man who sold the war
"Curveball" author Bob Drogin talks about the Iraqi defector responsible for much of the CIA's bogus prewar intelligence about Iraqi WMD.
By Alex Koppelman Oct 16, 2007
We must ban secretive U.S. torture
Why the White House should turn over secret legal memos, and why I'm sponsoring legislation to end brutal interrogations.
By Sen. Edward M. Kennedy Oct 10, 2007
The Bush administration's ties to Blackwater
Blamed in the deaths of Iraqi civilians, the private security firm has long ties to the White House and prominent Republicans, including Ken Starr.
By Ben Van Heuvelen Oct 2, 2007
Bush knew Saddam had no weapons of mass destruction
Salon exclusive: Two former CIA officers say the president squelched top-secret intelligence, and a briefing by George Tenet, months before invading Iraq.
By Sidney Blumenthal Sep 6, 2007
Will psychologists still abet torture?
At their annual convention, psychologists officially condemned some brutal interrogation techniques, but critics decry a resolution they say isn't stringent enough.
By Mark Benjamin Aug 21, 2007
Psychologists to CIA: We condemn torture
In a rebuke of President Bush, the American Psychological Association has resolved to condemn brutal CIA and military interrogations.
By Mark Benjamin Aug 15, 2007
America under surveillance
Granted new power to spy inside the U.S., the Bush administration may be doing more than eavesdropping on phone calls -- it could be watching suspects' every move.
By Tim Shorrock Aug 9, 2007
Bush's torture ban is full of loopholes
The president has issued an executive order to stop the CIA from using torture, but the ban is unenforceable.
By David Cole Jul 23, 2007
Bush signs executive order on interrogation practices
Will the new order allow the CIA to keep torturing high-value detainees?
Mark Benjamin Jul 20, 2007
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