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Some Fear Bush Administration Could Become Target in 9/11 Trial
Nov 14th, 2009 - FOXNews
The Obama administration, in deciding to try alleged Sept. 11 conspirators in a New York courtroom, has said it is setting its sights on convictions, but some critics...Newly released papers show FBI, CIA at odds over harsh terror interrogations
Oct 30th, 2009 - StarTribune
WASHINGTON - Newly released documents show the FBI interviewed a naked, chained terror suspect back in 2002 as the bureau struggled with the CIA over how to treat high-value prisoners.
Cheney's dark side - and ours
Aug 31st, 2009 - Boston
The more Dick Cheney defends torture, the more we Americans must end our tortured ambivalence. Either we are above using the same interrogation practices that police states use...
He says interrogations such as waterboarding prevented attacks ...
May 29th, 2009 - CNN
Former President George W. Bush defended his administration in speech Thursday in Michigan. Bush told a southwestern Michigan audience of nearly 2,500 -- the largest he...
Intel experts: Dick Cheney was wrong about Bush administration moves
May 23rd, 2009 - BostonHerald
WASHINGTON - Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s high-profile speech Thursday defending the Bush administration’s policies for interrogating suspected terrorists contained omissions...
Harsh Interrogation Techniques videos from YouTube:
3:05What's "harsh interrogation techniques", anyway?
The US Senate has condemned Pentagon officials for developing abusive interrogation techniques for prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. Our military analyst Evgeny Khruschev says the so-called "harsh interrogation techniques" originated in Afghanistan.
7:11Harsh Interrogation Techniques Detailed In US Report
If we don't uphold the Geneva convention, then others will not provide us with the same courtesy when American troops are captured.
1:43US Senate looks at harsh interrogation methods
US Senate looks at harsh interrogation methods WATCH VIDEO Source: CCTV.com | 06-18-2008 14:44 The US Senate Armed Services Committee is holding a hearing on methods used to question detainees at Guantanamo Bay. The hearing is ...
4:05Senate Panel Delves Into Harsh Interrogation Methods (NPR)
Recorded from NPR's (National Public Radio) "Morning Edition" May 14, 2009 - A Congressional subcommittee on May 5th had a hearing with two witnesses who warned the Bush administration against harsh interrogation techniques. One is Ali Soufan, the FBI agent who interrogated Abu Zubaydah ...
Harsh Interrogation Techniques from WikiPedia:
Enhanced interrogation techniques or alternative set of procedures were terms adopted by the George W. Bush administration in the United States for interrogation methods newly approved for use by US military intelligence and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to extract information from individuals captured in the "War on Terror" soon after the September 11 attacks.
Many of these techniques were regarded by critics, both internationally and within the United States of America, to constitute torture or cruel and unusual punishment. In December, 2005, the United States eliminated use of these techniques by passing the Detainee Treatment Act, and limiting interrogation methods to those explicitly authorized by the United States Army Field Manual.
According to Human Rights First:
Internal FBI memos and press reports have pointed to SERE training as the basis for some of the harshest techniques authorised for use on detainees by the Pentagon in 2002 and 2003.Read more on WikiPedia
