Maybe we’ll never see America’s torturers behind bars. They should still have to tell the truth about what they did.
Counting the Crimes of the War on Terror
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Dick Cheney
Enhanced Misinformation Techniques
Torture supporters outnumbered opponents 2-to-1 on major news shows.
America: Where the “Good Guys” Torture
In a twisted new world, the all-American heroes wield the pliers and waterboards.
Who Won Iraq?
Iraq today is George W. Bush’s nightmare and Osama bin Laden’s wet dream.
Rumsfeld’s Biggest Unknown: Himself
Donald Rumsfeld was less afraid of what intelligence revealed than what it didn’t ― that is, almost everything.
The Not-About-Iraqi-Oil Iraqi Oil Map
Iraqi oil was always foremost in the minds of neocons.
The Return of Waterboarding?
During the recent Republican presidential primary debates, three candidates said without hesitation that they would authorize waterboarding as an interrogation technique if elected president. In their recent memoirs, both George W. Bush and Dick Cheney admitted with evident pride that they had approved the technique.
Mass Killing: a Higher Calling?
Much of the public subconsciously feels that it’s in debt to its leaders for not only defending it, but assuming responsibility for killing in war.
Two Outside-the-Box Questions About Egypt
TV news fails to take advantage of citizen journalism; plan to replace Mubarak with Suleiman ominous.
Under Obama, Intelligence Community Still Subject to Pressure
In a little-noted passage from Bob Woodward’s new book, Rahm Emanuel pressured former Director of National Intelligence Blair to tweak a key intelligence assessment.