torture

John McCain: Torture Helped al Qaeda Recruit

Michael Santo — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:30:43 -0500

Just hours after former VP Dick Cheney defended the use of torture during an interview with Fox News Sunday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), appearing on CBS' Face the Nation insisted that the use of torture on terrorism suspects violated international law, didn't work, and actually helped al Qaeda recruit additional members.

McCain on Face the Nation, Aug. 30th: Torture Helped the Terrorists

Michael Santo — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:29:43 -0500

McCain on Face the Nation, Aug. 30th: Torture Helped the Terrorists

Why The Bush Administration Used Torture

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:24:46 -0500

Fellow bloggers, readers, and friends, the secret to getting your clicks up appears to revolve around posts that insinuate Cheney is, was, will be, or might have been a liar or putting it politely and mildly, a mis-speaker. Just a few days ago Senator Carl Levin stated as much: Levin: Cheney Lied About Torture’s Success.

Censored Iraq Prison Photos Show Rape, Sexual Abuse

Michael Santo — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:57:08 -0500

The Daily Telegraph is reporting that the photographs of alleged prisoner abuse which President Barack Obama has so far censored include images of apparent rape and sexual abuse.

Fourth-Grader Interrogates Condi Rice on Torture

Michael Santo — Sun, 03 May 2009 23:08:03 -0500

The students are getting younger, but the questions remain the same. After being "interrogated" in a Stanford University dorm last week, Condoleeza Rice faced similar questioning in a Q&A session at the Jewish Primary Day School in Washington, DC, on Sunday.

Condi Rice Spars With Stanford Student Over Torture

Michael Santo — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:31:31 -0500

On Thursday night former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice visited a Stanford University dorm and was "interrogated" over the Bush administration's torture policies.

Obama open to some prosecutions

mattwion — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:02:43 -0500

Barack Obama enraged the right wing by releasing the Bush torture memos. Apparently the right wing is fine with torture and cannot bear that it has been made public. Obama, however, also enraged the rest of us by refusing to prosecute members of the CIA who carried out the torture. This, many of us felt, was a major defeat for the rule of law and respect for human dignity. But for those of us who have a sense of justice, it turns out that there is now a glimmer of hope that we will see some justice done.

Obama Administration Rules Out Trials for Waterboarding

Michael Santo — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:35:16 -0500

At the same time that the Justice Department made public four memos in which Bush administration lawyers approved "tough interrogation methods" used against 28 terror suspects, President Barack Obama said that CIA operatives who carried out the torture would not be prosecuted.

Is The Obama Administration Blackmailing The UK?

Alberto — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:08:40 -0600

Two British judges say that the U.S. has threatened to withdraw intelligence help from the United Kingdom if the details of a case regarding a Guantanamo detainee who was allegedly tortured are made public.

Many Support Torture in Terror Cases: Survey

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:15:34 -0500

A new survey released Tuesday by a U.S.-based research center shows a significant number of people around the world support the use of torture when related to terrorism. From VOA's New York Bureau, Mona Ghuneim reports on the findings.

The Penitentiary System of Kazakhstan Kills People, Not Corrects Them

borboru — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:24:08 -0500

There are 73 prisons in Kazakhstan, including 17 colony-settlements. Most of the places of detention are overcrowded. The total number of the convinced in the Republic of Kazakhstan exceeds 56.000. In 2007 only the number of sentenced increased for 4.300 (Regnum, March 19, 2008).

Azerbaijan Tortures Prisoners From Armenia

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:37:13 -0500

Four Armenian citizens are subjected to tortures in Azerbaijan, said colonel Arshak Karapetyan, deputy chief of the armed forces general staff of Armenia. Prisoner torture in Azerbaijan is an accepted practice in that country.