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Former FBI and DOD Interrogators Support Holder’s CIA Probe, and Want More

By | 08.24.09 | 3:57 pm

Although there is already criticism of Attorney General Erc Holder’s planned investigation of CIA interrogators, it’s worth noting that former senior FBI and Defense Department interrogators support the criminal probe — and also want a more thorough investigation.

As I noted earlier, the Center for Constitutional Rights and More…

Jason Sigger For The Win

By | 04.17.09 | 11:21 am

I wish I wrote this:

I hate to ruin a perfectly nice Friday, but I was just watching Frances Townsend – former Bush administration Homeland Security senior advisor – defending the Bush administration’s torture memos on CNN. “By disclosing these memos, we are handcuffing future administrations,” she says.

No,

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Rights Groups To Call for Prosecutions of Bush Officials Before International Commission

By | 03.20.09 | 12:37 pm

Human Rights USA, the Center for Constitutional Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union are expected to make their case why the United States must prosecute former Bush administration officials for war crimes and grave violations of international law before the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights this afternoon in More…