Read more torture memo stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/33069/torture-memo.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:12:55 CSThttp://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/66485/holder-to-probe-cia-torture-cases-officials.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAttorney General Eric Holder is planning to name a special prosecutor to probe cases of alleged CIA torture of terror suspects, the Los Angeles Times reports. Insiders say the narrowly focused inquiry will aim to determine "whether people went beyond the techniques that were authorized" in the so-called torture memos,...http://www.newser.com/story/66485/holder-to-probe-cia-torture-cases-officials.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Aug 2009 16:55:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65366/yoo-fights-back-on-torture.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe embattled Bush administration lawyer who drafted memos justifying waterboarding and warrantless wiretaps is fighting back as his role comes under greater scrutiny, the Washington Post reports. John Yoo, now a University of California law professor, has been giving speeches around the country defending the tactics and his view that...http://www.newser.com/story/65366/yoo-fights-back-on-torture.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 7:13:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65135/pranksters-crash-lecture-by-torture-memo-writer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf ex-Justice Department hand John Yoo thought he could fade into obscurity after writing infamous memos justifying the government’s use of torture and warrantless wiretapping, he was wrong. An Australian comedian crashed his class at Chapman University School of Law in California last week, dressed up like a detainee from...http://www.newser.com/story/65135/pranksters-crash-lecture-by-torture-memo-writer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 12:08:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61817/terrorist-can-sue-over-torture-memos-judge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA convicted terrorist can sue a former Bush administration lawyer for drafting the legal theories that led to his alleged torture, ruled a federal judge who said he was trying to balance a clash between war and the defense of personal freedoms. The order by judge Jeffrey White of San...http://www.newser.com/story/61817/terrorist-can-sue-over-torture-memos-judge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 13 Jun 2009 17:10:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60136/5-judges-obama-never-considered.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama probably never sat down to consider the worst possible contenders for David Souter’s Supreme Court vacancy. But the guys at The Stimulist did. Here are the top (bottom?) five judges who never had a shot: Myron Steele: Used his government email address to send a lewd video to...http://www.newser.com/story/60136/5-judges-obama-never-considered.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 May 2009 11:53:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59833/you-cant-see-it-but-cheneys-pants-are-on-fire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn his full-on assault on the president's conterterrorism policies yesterday, Dick Cheney deployed an arsenal of “omissions, exaggerations and misstatements,” charge Jonathan Landay and Warren Strobel of McClatchy. Among them: Cheney claimed that harsh interrogations yielded vital, attack-preventing information and quoted Adm. Dennis Blair, director of national intelligence. In fact...http://www.newser.com/story/59833/you-cant-see-it-but-cheneys-pants-are-on-fire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 May 2009 10:19:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59171/pelosi-backtracks-on-cia-claims.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNancy Pelosi retreated yesterday from her claim the CIA lied to Congress about its interrogation program and shifted the blame to the Bush administration, Politico reports. The speaker said her criticism is "separate from my respect for those in the intelligence community who work to keep our country safe.” Pelosi...http://www.newser.com/story/59171/pelosi-backtracks-on-cia-claims.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 16 May 2009 2:16:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59042/pelosi-raises-stakes-in-torture-debate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhether by accident or design, Nancy Pelosi has turned the debate on the Bush administration's anti-terror program into a high-stakes game of brinksmanship, Dan Balz writes in the Washington Post . Pelosi's declaration yesterday that the CIA lied to Congress amounts to "a declaration of war," Balz writes, setting the stage...http://www.newser.com/story/59042/pelosi-raises-stakes-in-torture-debate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 15 May 2009 5:59:14 CDT