Read more waterboarding stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/14096/waterboarding.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:30:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73968/mastermind-of-911-to-face-trial-in-nyc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSelf-proclaimed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be sent to New York to face trial in a civilian federal court. An official announcement is expected later today. The actual transfer of the detainees isn't expected to happen for weeks because formal charges have not...http://www.newser.com/story/73968/mastermind-of-911-to-face-trial-in-nyc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 7:46:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70439/daughter-liz-revives-the-cheney-brand.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMove over, Sarah Palin and Megan McCain—the GOP’s newest rising star is Liz Cheney, “our favorite vice president’s daughter,” as she was touted at a recent conservative gathering. Cheney—an outspoken proponent of “enhanced interrogation” who has said “waterboarding isn’t torture”—is “a red state rock star,” one event...http://www.newser.com/story/70439/daughter-liz-revives-the-cheney-brand.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 7:53:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69943/cia-interrogations-caused-brain-damage-scientist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe CIA's harsh interrogations are likely to have damaged the brains of terrorist suspects, diminishing their ability to recall and provide the detailed information the spy agency sought, according to a new scientific paper. The paper scrutinizes the techniques used by the CIA under the Bush administration through the lens...http://www.newser.com/story/69943/cia-interrogations-caused-brain-damage-scientist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 15:26:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68890/bush-must-apologize-for-torture.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe only way to remove the stain of torture from America's name is for the man who authorized it to step up and take responsibility, Atlantic editor Andrew Sullivan writes in an open letter to George W. Bush. Dodging blame while his subordinates take the fall—and watching the country...http://www.newser.com/story/68890/bush-must-apologize-for-torture.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Sep 2009 8:03:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68258/monstrous-liar-cheney-manipulates-the-media.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSince leaving government, Dick Cheney has realized that TV and newspapers will report anything he says, writes Dan Froomkin for the Huffington Post, even though "he is a monstrous liar”—remember Saddam's WMDs? "After years of speaking in whispers, operating by proxy, and leaving as few fingerprints as possible," Cheney...http://www.newser.com/story/68258/monstrous-liar-cheney-manipulates-the-media.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Aug 2009 16:42:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68105/agents-say-waterboarding-turned-around-terrorist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter being waterboarded 183 times and deprived of sleep for a week, self-proclaimed 9/11 mastermind Kalid Sheikh Mohammed transformed from an avowed enemy of the US into a sort of CIA guest lecturer, the Washington Post reports. Two anonymous sources, looking to build the case that harsh interrogation worked, say...http://www.newser.com/story/68105/agents-say-waterboarding-turned-around-terrorist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 29 Aug 2009 14:20:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68008/in-obama-white-house-justice-trumps-cia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe appointment of a federal prosecutor to investigate CIA interrogations exposed a long-running turf war between the intelligence agency and the Department of Justice—and demonstrated the substantial clout of AG Eric Holder, who prevailed in almost every dispute with CIA Director Leon Panetta. The New York Times and Washington...http://www.newser.com/story/68008/in-obama-white-house-justice-trumps-cia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Aug 2009 7:40:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67710/cia-docs-dont-vindicate-cheney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDick Cheney has long insisted that two CIA documents from 2004 and 2005 would prove the value of torture. But after obtaining them yesterday, the Washington Independent says they do nothing of the kind. The documents actually suggest, albeit murkily, that non-abusive techniques were more effective. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s interrogators...http://www.newser.com/story/67710/cia-docs-dont-vindicate-cheney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 8:14:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67483/mock-executions-among-cia-torture-tactics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA report long suppressed by Bush administration officials set to be released next week says the CIA used mock executions as part of post-9/11 interrogations, Newsweek reports—though federal law prohibits threatening prisoners with “imminent death,” and the practice wasn’t authorized by the Justice Department, unlike other “enhanced” techniques like...http://www.newser.com/story/67483/mock-executions-among-cia-torture-tactics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Aug 2009 19:10:01 CDT