Dec 07 Release of report on CIA torture expected next week By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press U.S. officials who have read it say it includes disturbing new details about the CIA’s use of such techniques as sleep deprivation, confinement in small spaces, humiliation and the simulated drowning process known as waterboarding. Continue reading
Nov 28 UN condemns U.S. over torture, immigrant detainment and police malpractice By Laura Santhanam After reviewing the recent use of history of torture in the United States, the United Nations Committee Against Torture expressed concern that the United States has not gone far enough in the “absolute prohibition of torture and ill-treatment” of detainees,"… Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch News Wrap: Investigators find remains of more MH17 victims By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, a team of 70 international investigators combed through the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, locating some of the remains of as many as 80 victims. Nearby, fighting raged between pro-Russian rebels and the Ukrainian… Continue watching
Apr 11 Leaked report: CIA misled Bush administration on ‘brutal’ interrogation techniques By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press The McClatchy news service late Thursday published what it said are the voluminous, still-classified review's 20 findings. It concludes that the "enhanced interrogation techniques" failed to produce valuable intelligence; the CIA misled the Bush administration, Congress and the public about… Continue reading
May 17 Watch News Wrap: Series of Explosions in Iraq Stokes Fears of Sectarian Violence In other news Friday, it was the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months. A series of explosions struck Sunni Muslim areas, killing 76 people. Also, Wall Street finished with its fourth straight week of gains, encouraging hopes… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch Report Finds ‘Indisputable’ Proof That U.S. Tortured Detainees After 9/11 Report Finds Indisputable Proof That U.S. Tortured Detainees After 9/11… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch Gen. Stanley McChrystal on ‘Task’ of Afghanistan, Responsibility and Resignation Gen. Stanley McChrystal on 'Task' of Afghanistan, Transparency and Resignation… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch Shields, Brooks on Trillion Dollar Coins, Hall of Fame Woes Shields, Brooks on Trillion Dollar Coins, 'Zero Dark Thirty,' Hall of Fame Woes… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Catches Criticism Over Torture Depictions and Accuracy 'Zero Dark Thirty' Catches Criticism Over Torture Depictions and Accuracy… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch Justice Department Ends Investigation on Alleged Use of Torture by CIA Justice Department Ends Investigation on Alleged Use of Torture by CIA… Continue watching