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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "cia"

Broad New Domestic Spying Measures Are Coming to a Neighborhood Near You

Broad New Domestic Spying Measures Are Coming to a Neighborhood Near You

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. August 18, 2008.
In a series of quiet but sweeping measures, the Bush Administration is codifying the government's capacity to spy on its citizens.

U.S. Holding Thousands of Prisoners with Alleged Terror Ties in Iraq

U.S. Holding Thousands of Prisoners with Alleged Terror Ties in Iraq

Basil Adas, Gulf News. August 15, 2008.
The U.S. has refused to provide any information about the prisoners or abide by an amnesty law issued by the Iraqi government.

End Psychologists' Role in State Torture

End Psychologists' Role in State Torture

Stephen Soldz, Boston Globe. August 12, 2008.
Psychologists have become accomplices to torture. They owe it to their profession to oppose abuses, not participate in them.

No Justice in Hamdan Verdict

No Justice in Hamdan Verdict

Center for Constitutional RightsAugust 6, 2008.
Salim Hamdan's military commission trial "will never be seen as legitimate by the world."

Letter Touted as Al-Qaeda-Iraq Link a CIA Forgery, Ordered by Bush

Letter Touted as Al-Qaeda-Iraq Link a CIA Forgery, Ordered by Bush

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: War on Iraq. August 5, 2008.
"Maybe all these sources are just making stuff up. Maybe. But that's a helluva similar pattern of allegations, isn't it?"

Bush Hates Intelligence: Punishes His Own CIA

Bush Hates Intelligence: Punishes His Own CIA

Steven D., Booman Tribune AlterNet: PEEK. August 1, 2008.
Bush takes those snobby CIA folks down a notch or two.

The Vast and Dangerous Transfer of American Spying to Mercenary Companies

The Vast and Dangerous Transfer of American Spying to Mercenary Companies

Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com. July 28, 2008.
Johnson considers just how incompetent and unscrupulous a thoroughly privatized intelligence 'community' has turned out to be.

Nine Reasons to Investigate War Crimes Now

Nine Reasons to Investigate War Crimes Now

Jeremy Brecher, Brendan Smith, The Nation. July 19, 2008.
Why we can't let the Bush Administration get away with its crimes.

Spending for Spooks: The Intelligence Budget Has Increased Dramatically

Spending for Spooks: The Intelligence Budget Has Increased Dramatically

Robert Dreyfuss, The Nation. July 18, 2008.
The U.S. is currently spending between $55 and $66 billion a year on intelligence. So why can't we find Osama bin Laden?

Afghan Ambassador Calls for More U.S. Troops

Afghan Ambassador Calls for More U.S. Troops

Adele M. Stan, Media Consortium AlterNet: War on Iraq. July 18, 2008.
Afghanistan has seen an upturn in insurgent attacks, should we send more troops?

The Dark Side: Jane Mayer on How the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals

The Dark Side: Jane Mayer on How the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals

Eric Umansky, ProPublica. July 17, 2008.
The investigative reporter who connected the dots on detention, rendition and torture, discusses her new book, The Dark Side.

"Screwed Up" and "Abused": The Interrogation of 16-Year-Old Omar Khadr

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. July 16, 2008.
A closer look at the first Guantánamo interrogation to be released on video reveals, above all, a "victimized and exploited" child.

Sy Hersh: U.S. Escalating Covert Ops in Iran

Sy Hersh: U.S. Escalating Covert Ops in Iran

Satyam Khanna, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. June 30, 2008.
CIA and JSOC running unprecedented cross-border ops to destabilize Iran.

Bipartisan Campaign Seeks Presidential Executive Order to Ban Torture

Bipartisan Campaign Seeks Presidential Executive Order to Ban Torture

Jim Lobe, IPS News. June 27, 2008.
A muscular group of religious, military and former government officials has created an anti-torture declaration. The names may surprise you.

CIA Gave Torture Tips to Pentagon

CIA Gave Torture Tips to Pentagon

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. June 18, 2008.
Senior spook: "If the detainee dies, you're doing it wrong."

Blackwater's Private CIA

Blackwater's Private CIA

Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. June 9, 2008.
The notorious mercenary company now offers spy "services" to Fortune 500 companies, for the right price.

Pakistan May Turn Over US-Supported Terrorists to Iran

Manila Ryce, The Largest Minority AlterNet: PEEK. June 3, 2008.
The CIA denies any connection between Jundullah and the US government.

Why Has the British Government Forsaken Gitmo Prisoner Binyam Mohamed?

Why Has the British Government Forsaken Gitmo Prisoner Binyam Mohamed?

Clive Stafford Smith, Independent UK. May 30, 2008.
As the Pentagon prepares to prosecute Binyam Mohamed in a lawless military tribunal, his own government is MIA.

Trial of CIA Kidnappers May Have Italian Star Power

Trial of CIA Kidnappers May Have Italian Star Power

Middle East OnlineMay 16, 2008.
Seven Italians, including the former head of military intelligence General Nicolo Pollari, are also on trial in the case.

FBI Director's Torturous Testimony

FBI Director's Torturous Testimony

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. April 24, 2008.
"We followed our own protocol."

Murky CIA Activity at Military Outposts

Murky CIA Activity at Military Outposts

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. April 7, 2008.
Foreign military bases have served as launch pads for American military adventures. Increasingly, they are also being used as CIA 'black sites'.

The Anti-Torture Veto: Behind Bush's Defense of

The Anti-Torture Veto: Behind Bush's Defense of "Enhanced" Interrogations

Jeffrey S. Kaye, Invictus. March 11, 2008.
Bush's anti-torture veto -- and his subsequent radio address -- follow a long tradition of obfuscation and doublespeak.

Why Torture Made Me Leave the APA

Why Torture Made Me Leave the APA

Jeffrey S. Kaye, Ph.D., Invictus. March 6, 2008.
Jeffrey Kaye left the APA over its complicity in torture by the U.S. government. This is his letter of resignation.

"State Secret" Privilege Used to Block Lawsuit on Behalf of Torture Victims

Maya Harris, ACLU Northern California. February 10, 2008.
Is extraordinary rendition really a "state secret" anymore?

Extraordinary Rendition on Trial

Extraordinary Rendition on Trial

Christopher Moraff, In These Times. February 8, 2008.
On behalf of five detainees, the ACLU sues the Boeing subsidiary that trafficked in torture.