2nd CIA Contractor Testifies in 9/11 Case at Guantanamo

BEN FOX / The Associated Press Jan 31, 2020 John Bruce Jessen tells a military court that such techniques as waterboarding and sleep deprivation were shown to have no lasting effects. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

White Alert

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Politics

American History for Truthdiggers: Tragic Dawn of Overseas Imperialism

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Nov 10, 2018 By 1898, a great land empire had been forged through brutal conquest. Now the American gaze turned to foreign lands. Dig deeper ( 29 Min. Read )

Will U.S. Torturers Ever Be Held Accountable as War Criminals?

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout 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. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

DA: Children in California Home Choked, Waterboarded

JONATHAN J. COOPER and JANIE HAR / The Associated Press May 16, 2018 Details of the abuse of 10 children in Fairfield, Calif., emerge at a bail hearing for their mother. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Bloody Gina’ Hearing Does Not Bode Well for Us

Joe Lauria / Consortium News May 11, 2018 While President Trump's pick for CIA director wiggled out of addressing the morality and legality of torture, agency veteran Ray McGovern was dragged out of the hearing and arrested. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Campaign to Exterminate Muslims

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Apr 8, 2018 Israel’s slaughter of unarmed Gazans doesn’t bother most Americans because we have been indoctrinated into dehumanizing Muslims. We and others live in a world where murder and racism are state policy. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

We Should Not Reward the Authors of Torture

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Mar 24, 2018 Violations of U.S. and international law cannot be rationalized or ignored in considering Gina Haspel's nomination to be the new CIA director. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump’s CIA Pick Oversaw Waterboarding at Secret Prison

DEB RIECHMANN / The Associated Press Mar 13, 2018 Gina Haspel, a career spymaster, had a front-row seat to the CIA's use of harsh interrogation techniques against terror suspects between 2003 and 2005. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Psychologists’ Civil Trial Should Shed Light on CIA Interrogations

Staff / Truthdig Aug 10, 2017 James Mitchell and John "Bruce" Jessen are accused of creating brutal methods the CIA used on terrorism suspects. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Torture Doesn’t Work. But Facts Never Have Bothered the President.

By Medea Benjamin Jul 21, 2017 Donald Trump's refusal to condemn our secret prisons, together with his appointments of people who played roles in the George W. Bush torture program, should set off alarm bells. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Intelligence Community

Jeff Danziger / Truthdig Jan 28, 2017 Dig deeper