The Ominous Implications of William Barr’s Testimony
May 7, 2019 More alarming than his lies about the Mueller report is the attorney general’s dramatically expansive defense of executive power.
Will U.S. Torturers Ever Be Held Accountable as War Criminals?
May 18, 2018 Gina Haspel's confirmation as CIA director sends a message to future administrations that those who authorize and facilitate torture will escape liability.
Prosecutorial Misconduct Reaches Epidemic Proportions
Mar 26, 2018 From the Bush-era torture memos to everyday criminal trials, prosecutorial misconduct has been running rampant.
Military, CIA Leaders May Be Investigated for War Crimes
Nov 20, 2017 The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has asked for authorization to investigate U.S. practices in Afghanistan.
The Mythical Integrity of Robert Mueller and James Comey
Jun 7, 2017 The special "Russiagate" prosecutor (left) and the fired FBI director have long histories as pliable political operatives. The special "Russiagate" prosecutor (left) and the fired FBI director have long histories as pliable political operatives.
Declassified CIA Report Shows Barbaric Conditions That Led to a Detainee’s Death
Jun 15, 2016 Gul Rahman, a 34-four-year-old suspected al-Qaida operative, froze to death in November 2002 after being beaten, doused with cold water and left half-naked while chained to the floor of his cell.
An Interview With Marjorie Cohn About Targeted Killings
Feb 9, 2013 We have a global battlefield, where if there is someone, anywhere, who might be associated with Al-Qaida, according to a high government official, then Obama can authorize on Terror Tuesday who he is going to kill after consulting with counterterrorism guru John Brennan.
No Waterboarding Used to Obtain bin Laden Intel, Rumsfeld Says
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.
John Yoo Takes Credit for ‘Saving’ Obama Presidency
Feb 25, 2010 John Yoo's Op-Ed in Wednesday's Wall Street Journal, in which he says he helped save Barack Obama's presidency by "winning a drawn-out fight to protect his powers as commander in chief to wage war and keep Americans safe," doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but then this is the dingbat who gave the legal thumbs up to torture.
Waterboard Memo Authors Won’t Be Investigated
Feb 21, 2010 Officially closing the hotly contested chapter on how the Bush administration conducted its war on terror, the Justice Department has rejected calls for ethics investigations against the two lawyers who wrote and signed off on the memos justifying the waterboarding of detainees.
