• No, the authors of the notorious torture memos did not get away with it, no matter what they – or the media –say.

    Bybee, Yoo and America's Tortured Soul
  • For eight long years, the law became whatever Bush and Cheney--especially Cheney--said it was. Under Attorney General Eric Holder, such disrespect for the law is not tolerated--even when the President himself would prefer to turn the page and move on.

    Eric Holder Should Keep President Obama's Feet to the Fire on Torture
  • Attorney General Eric Holder has appointed a special prosecutor to get to the heart of CIA misconduct involving torture during the tenure of George W. Bush. By entrusting Holder to hold him accountable, the president has opened up the door to a potentially poisonous series of political discussions about torture, human rights, and national security.

    Attorney General Eric Holder Goes Above Obama's Head on Torture Prosecutions
  • Teens snatched from family homes. Bodies found mutilated in dumpsters. Police complicity. How many gay men must die before the world cares?

    Report Documents Murder and Torture of Gay Iraqis
  • As you're probably aware, the government will pay top dollar to build prisons you're not supposed to know about...

    Money in the Bank: The Big Business of Torture
  • Because, obviously, the higher-ups didn't know nothin' about it...

    Torture Prosecutions May Target Low-Level Offenders
  • Remember when George W. Bush said he wasn't going to criticize President Obama? You do? Well he doesn't...

    Bush Criticizes Obama on Torture, Government Spending
  • Everyone should have seen this plot twist coming.

    Obama's Stance on Torture
  • President Barack Obama addressed the nation from the National Archives this morning in a speech that had been billed as “a comprehensive overview” of United States national security, according to Ben Rhodes, a policy adviser who is also a speechwriter for the president....

    Obama Defends National Security Decisions on Torture, Guantanamo and State Secrets
  • The debate over torture would be entirely different if we could hear from those who have been through the wringer. 

     

    MORE: Barack Obama versus Dick Cheney on National Security

     

    The Missing Voices of Torture
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