Read more torture stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/256/torture.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:59:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74285/aussie-scientologists-accused-of-torture.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientology's status as a church masks a "criminal organization" guilty of torture, forced imprisonment, coerced abortion, embezzlement and blackmail, charges an Australian senator, whose accusations have triggered concerns by the Aussie prime minister. Nick Xenophon, who yesterday showed the Australian parliament and police letters from ex-Scientologists detailing abuse and violence,...http://www.newser.com/story/74285/aussie-scientologists-accused-of-torture.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 6:18:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72791/cia-kept-prisoners-alive-so-it-could-torture-more.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDetainees tortured to the brink of death were sometimes given medical treatment to keep them alive so CIA operatives could torture them further, a human-rights lawyer alleges. “The CIA engaged in some horrendous abuses, but they appear to have taken precautions to have actually prevented people from dying—which might...http://www.newser.com/story/72791/cia-kept-prisoners-alive-so-it-could-torture-more.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 21:37:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72281/stars-demand-bush-music-torture-files.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA coalition of celebrity musicians is demanding the release of Bush administration documents revealing how music was used to torture Guantanamo Bay inmates. Songs from Metallica, The Real Slim Shady , and the Star Spangled Banner , among many others, were blasted all day for days on end to rattle prisoners, inmates...http://www.newser.com/story/72281/stars-demand-bush-music-torture-files.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 2:55:52 CDThttp://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/69769/cia-chiefs-ask-obama-to-scrap-interrogation-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSeven former CIA directors—appointees of both political parties—are calling on the Obama administration to call off the Justice Department’s investigation of Bush-era interrogation practices, the Hill reports. The probe, ordered by AG Eric Holder, will reveal too much about the CIA’s methods in an environment where "success often...http://www.newser.com/story/69769/cia-chiefs-ask-obama-to-scrap-interrogation-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 15:05:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69433/shoe-tosser-released-says-i-was-tortured.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Iraqi reporter who was locked up for throwing his shoes at George W. Bush says he was tortured in prison, the BBC reports. He was released today after nine months in a Baghdad jail, Reuters notes, and says he plans to identify those officials who tortured him. Relatives say...http://www.newser.com/story/69433/shoe-tosser-released-says-i-was-tortured.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 6:40:00 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/68841/us-porn-star-helps-convict-brit-playboy-of-murder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA British playboy and one-time Hllary Clinton fundraiser is facing a life sentence for the torture-murder of a caretaker who refused to move out of a warehouse he wanted to sell, the Times of London reports. Thanos Papalexis, son of a Greek shipping tycoon, was convicted with the help of...http://www.newser.com/story/68841/us-porn-star-helps-convict-brit-playboy-of-murder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 3:43:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68561/gonzales-changes-tune-on-legitimate-cia-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlberto Gonzales did not mean to endorse Eric Holder’s probe of alleged CIA torture during the Bush administration by calling it “legitimate,” the former AG tells the Washington Times , which broke the story. “I don't support the investigation by the department because this is a matter that has already been...http://www.newser.com/story/68561/gonzales-changes-tune-on-legitimate-cia-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 16:53:35 CDT