Torture - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/torture/?source=rss&aim=torture en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT Detainee abuse continues at Bagram By Matthias Gebauer, John Goetz and Britta Sandberg Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/21/bagram/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/21/bagram/index.html?source=rss Afghanistan's Bagram prison may be worse than Guantanamo. Why does President Obama tolerate it? A court decision that reflects what type of country the U.S. is By Glenn Greenwald Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/11/03/arar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/11/03/arar/index.html?source=rss Even when government officials purposely subject an innocent person to brutal torture, they enjoy full immunity. The Cheney administration in exile By Gabriel Winant Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/13/america_safe/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/13/america_safe/index.html?source=rss If you miss the old bomb-and-torture style of conservatism, Liz Cheney's here to help Our laws condone torture By Juan Cole Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/25/cole/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/25/cole/index.html?source=rss Investigations into torture can only do so much. The U.S. needs laws that more clearly forbid brutality "Handgun and power drill" By Mark Benjamin Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/08/25/cia_ig_report/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/08/25/cia_ig_report/index.html?source=rss Selected pages from the CIA inspector general's report on interrogation during the war on terror NYT condemns what it calls "Obama's cover-up" By Glenn Greenwald Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/26/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/26/obama/index.html?source=rss A leading pro-Obama outlet says he "has clung to Bush's expansive claims of national security and executive power." David Rohde on the "why do they hate us?" question By Glenn Greenwald Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/19/rohde/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/19/rohde/index.html?source=rss A new poll shows substantial support for bombing and invading Iran. David Rohde's insights into what motivates the Taliban By Glenn Greenwald Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/18/rohde/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/18/rohde/index.html?source=rss Seven months of captivity reveal how U.S. "anti-terrorism" actions fuel extremism and anti-American hatred. British High Court rejects U.S./British cover-up of torture evidence By Glenn Greenwald Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/17/mohamed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/17/mohamed/index.html?source=rss The British are poised to reveal the brutal torture to which Binyam Mohamed was subjected. CIA Directors conclude CIA shouldn't be investigated for murder By Glenn Greenwald Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/09/19/cia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/09/19/cia/index.html?source=rss DOJ officials rush to assure everyone that Holder's investigation is severely limited; even that's not enough. Former CIA heads ask Obama to stop investigation By Alex Koppelman Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/18/cia_doj/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/18/cia_doj/index.html?source=rss Former top officials want the president to call off an inquiry into detainee abuse Gonzales retracts support for probe of CIA abuse By Alex Koppelman Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/03/gonzales/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/03/gonzales/index.html?source=rss The former attorney general now says he opposes the investigation, and claims he was taken out of context Who are Broderian anti-investigation journalists really protecting? By Glenn Greenwald Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/09/03/accountability/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/09/03/accountability/index.html?source=rss Establishment journalists and pundits know they are culpable in war crimes; that's why they want to Look Forward. The Washington Post's Cheney-ite defense of torture By Glenn Greenwald Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/08/29/post/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/08/29/post/index.html?source=rss The leading neocon newspaper uses anonymous sources and deceitful tactics to suggest that torture saved lives. Deaths, missing detainees blacked out of CIA report? By Alex Koppelman Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/25/ig_report/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/25/ig_report/index.html?source=rss The document reportedly contained information about deaths and waterboarding that was not declassified Thomas Paine v. the Right's torture defenders By Glenn Greenwald Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/08/25/king/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/08/25/king/index.html?source=rss One of the heroes invoked by torture-lovers had nothing but contempt for their views. Why not investigate torture? By Vincent Rossmeier Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/25/prosecutor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/25/prosecutor/index.html?source=rss Conservative spin: How an investigation into alleged CIA crimes will somehow make the country less safe CIA abuse report doesn't live up to the hype By Alex Koppelman Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/24/ig_report/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/24/ig_report/index.html?source=rss A much-anticipated release ends up highly redacted and contains hardly any new information Eric Holder announces investigation based on Abu Ghraib model By Glenn Greenwald Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/08/24/holder/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/08/24/holder/index.html?source=rss Once again, low-level lawbreakers will be held accountable with the criminals in power will be immunized. Report: Holder will appoint prosecutor to investigate CIA abuse By Alex Koppelman Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/24/cia_prosecutor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/24/cia_prosecutor/index.html?source=rss The prosecutor would reportedly examine almost a dozen cases and decide whether to prosecute What they're saying: Today's big CIA/torture report By Vincent Rossmeier Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/24/cia_report/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/24/cia_report/index.html?source=rss Government officials brace as long-anticipated report on torture is finally set to be released The opposite of the Nuremberg defense By Daphne Eviatar Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/08/12/torture/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/08/12/torture/index.html?source=rss If the Attorney General investigates torture, he will be forced to focus on those giving orders, not following them Judge grants habeas writ for Guantanamo detainee By Gabriel Winant Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/30/jawad_habeas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/30/jawad_habeas/index.html?source=rss U.S. may release Mohammed Jawad, who says he confessed under torture to attacking Americans British Foreign Secretary: Clinton threatened to cut-off intelligence-sharing if torture evidence is disclosed By Glenn Greenwald Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/07/30/mohamed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/07/30/mohamed/index.html?source=rss What possible justification is there for actively concealing evidence of war crimes? The Washington Post endorses Abu Ghraib scapegoating for torture By Glenn Greenwald Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/07/27/washington_justice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/07/27/washington_justice/index.html?source=rss It's time to scapegoat low-level torturers in order to shield the high-level officials who are responsible.