Information Clearing House Barack Obama, Torture Enabler By Ted Rall America is a nation of laws–laws enforced by Spain. John Yoo, Jay Bybee, David Addington, Alberto Gonzales, William Haynes and Douglas Feith wrote, authorized and promulgated the Justice Department “torture memos” that the Bush Administration used for legal cover. After World War II, German lawyers…
therawstory Turley: Spanish courts may be building case against Cheney David Edwards and Stephen C. Webster According to constitutional law expert Jonathan Turley, the prosecution of Bush’s so-called “torture lawyers” might just give Spanish prosecutors the “low lying fruit” needed to bring a case against Vice President Cheney. Appearing on Monday night’s edition of MSNBC’s…
Detainee’s Harsh Treatment Foiled No Plots Waterboarding, Rough Interrogation of Abu Zubaida Produced False Leads, Officials Say By Peter Finn and Joby Warrick Washington Post Staff Writers When CIA officials subjected their first high-value captive, Abu Zubaida, to waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods, they were convinced that they had in their custody an al-Qaeda…
Ex-Official: Bush Panicked After 9/11 Former State Dept. Lawyer Describes Bush Administration’s Gimto Interrogations As Torture (CBS/AP) A former State Department lawyer tells The Associated Press that the Bush administration panicked after 9/11 and tortured prisoners. Former President George W. Bush denied anyone was tortured. But Vijay Padmanabhan is at least the second insider to…
