Senate Intelligence Committee Weighing Review of CIA Interrogation Tactics

Maybe it was the recent Gallup poll showing that more than 62 percent of Americans favor some sort of investigation into alleged Bush administration lawbreaking, but a source on Capitol Hill said the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, chaired by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), is considering launching an inquiry More…

Does It Matter If You Call It ‘Torture’?

As every lawyer knows, language matters. Bill Clinton was famously impeached because his definition of “sexual relations” didn’t include oral sex – a definition that Republican lawyers didn’t agree with.

So does it matter if the interrogation techniques that were used, authorized and encouraged by senior officials in the US More…

NY Times Supports Federal Court Trials for Gitmo Detainees

The New York Times’ Sunday lead editorial is devoted to how the new Obama administration can and should close down Guantanamo Bay shortly after Barack Obama assumes the presidency on Jan. 20.

The Times draws on the detailed recommendations of Human Rights Watch, which More…