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DOJ Advice on Sleep Deprivation Varied Widely

By | 09.03.09 | 9:07 am

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Among the many revelations in the CIA inspector general’s report released last week is this curious fact: the CIA did not have a coherent or consistent policy about the use and legality of sleep deprivation as an interrogation tactic. And it was More…

DOD and DOJ Continue to Make Outrageous Arguments in Gitmo Cases

By | 08.24.09 | 8:49 am

Late last week, in a decision that got some attention over the weekend, U.S. District Court Judge Ricardo Urbina ruled that a Pakistani man who has been held at the Guantanamo Bay prison since 2004 has the right to submit written questions to self-described 9/11 mastermind, Khalid Sheikh More…