CIA photographed detainees naked before sending them to be tortured

The CIA took naked photographs of people it sent to its foreign partners for torture, the Guardian can reveal. A Continue reading →

Obama Administration is stalling release of CIA Torture Report until GOP takes control of Senate

By Robert A. Vella When the ruling establishment is aligned against the will and interests of its people, political parties Continue reading →

Senate Panel Votes to Release CIA Torture Report

The Senate intelligence committee has voted to release parts of a classified report that harshly criticizes CIA terror interrogations after Continue reading →

Senate panel says torture didn’t help U.S. in hunt for Osama bin Laden: AP

WASHINGTON — A hotly disputed Senate report on torture concludes that waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods provided no key Continue reading →

U.S. allowed Italian kidnap prosecution to shield higher-ups, ex-CIA officer says

“It’s time to talk about this,” says former CIA operative Sabrina De Sousa, who has been convicted in absentia in Continue reading →

Supreme Court refuses to hear challenge to warrentless surveillance

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned back a challenge to a federal law that broadened the government’s power Continue reading →

Italy’s ex-intelligence chief given 10-year sentence for role in CIA kidnapping

A US State Department official on Monday “expressed concern” about what he called “a ‘climate of impunity’ over abuses by Continue reading →