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Torture

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  1. 2007-12-14 December 14, 2007: Justice Department Urges Judge Not to Look into Destruction of CIA Tapes
  2. 2007-12-14 December 14, 2007: Justice Department Refuses to Answer Congressional Questions about CIA Tape Destruction
  3. 2007-12-16 December 16, 2007: Congresswoman Says CIA Tapes Scandal Is ‘Constitutional Crisis’
  4. 2007-12-18 December 18, 2007: Washington Post Disputes CIA Claim that Torture of Zubaida Was Effective
  5. 2007-12-19 December 19, 2007: Law Professor Outlines Six Possible Criminal Offences in CIA Tapes Scandal
  6. 2007-12-19 December 19, 2007: White House Wins Correction of New York Times Sub-headline in CIA Tape Destruction Dispute
  7. 2007-12-20 December 20, 2007: CIA Refers Case of Former Official Who Spoke Publicly about Waterboarding to Justice Department
  8. 2007-12-20 December 20, 2007: Senator Challenges Justice Department’s Claims that CIA Interrogation Program Is Fully Compliant with US, International Law
  9. 2008-01-02 January 2, 2008: Prosecutor Appointed to Investigate Destruction of CIA Tapes
  10. 2008-01-02 January 2, 2008: Justice Department and CIA Inspector General Say Criminal Investigation Needed over Destruction of CIA Tapes
  11. 2008-01-02 January 2, 2008: Kean and Hamilton Say CIA and White House Obstructed 9/11 Commission over Detainee Videos
  12. 2008-01-04 January 4, 2008: Padilla Sues Former Justice Department Lawyer, Contends that Opinions Led to His Illegal Detention
  13. 2008-01-22 January 22, 2008: Padilla, Two Other Defendants Sentenced on Charges of Supporting Terror
  14. 2008-01-24 January 24, 2008: Judge Orders Written Report on Destruction of CIA Videotapes
  15. 2008-02-05 February 5, 2008: Intelligence Officials Admit US Waterboarded Three Detainees
  16. 2008-02-07 February 7, 2008: FBI, DIA Stand By Decision Not to Waterboard
  17. 2008-02-07 February 7, 2008: Attorney General Mukasey Says He Will Not Investigate US Government’s Use of Waterboarding
  18. 2008-02-13 February 13, 2008: McCain Votes Against Anti-Waterboarding Bill
  19. 2008-02-14 February 14, 2008: Waterboarding Not Torture, Says OLC Chief; Not Equivalent to What Was Done During Spanish Inquisition
  20. 2008-02-15 Around February 15, 2008: CIA Officer Involved in Blown Italian Rendition Slated for Top Domestic Post
  21. 2008-02-23 February 23, 2008: Zubaida’s Lawyers Fear Their Client Was Driven Insane by Torture
  22. 2008-03-06 March 6, 2008: Justice Department Official Reiterates Claims that Rights of Detainees Determined by Circumstance
  23. 2008-03-08 March 8, 2008: Bush Vetoes Bill Outlawing Torture by CIA
  24. 2008-03-12 March 12, 2008: Guantanamo Teenager Arraigned for Attempted Murder
  25. 2008-03-13 March 13, 2008: Pentagon Reviews At Least 50 Tapes of Detainee Interrogations
  26. 2008-03-13 March 13, 2008: Al-Marri Alleges Abuse at Hands of FBI, DIA Interrogators; Says Videotapes Prove Charges
  27. 2008-03-14 March 14, 2008: Alleged Al-Qaeda Leader Sent to Guantanamo, Declared ‘High Value’ Prisoner
  28. 2008-03-14 Late July 2007-March 14, 2008: Alleged Al-Qaeda Figure Held in CIA Prison, Showing Secret Prison System Is Still Operating
  29. 2008-03-28 March 28, 2008: Naval Lawyer Charges Bush Administration Using Guantanamo Prosecutions to Influence Presidential Election
  30. 2008-04-01 April 1, 2008: 2003 Torture Memo Obtained by ACLU
  31. 2008-04-02 April 2-6, 2008: Legal Experts Blast Torture Memo Defense
  32. 2008-04-02 April 2, 2008: ACLU: Torture Memo Proves Administration Holds President ‘Above the Law’
  33. 2008-04-02 April 2-4, 2008: Military Experts Challenge Former Justice Official’s Defense of 2003 Torture Memo
  34. 2008-04-02 April 2, 2008: Former Justice Department Official Defends Torture Memo
  35. 2008-04-04 April 4, 2008: New York Times Criticizes Defense of 2003 Torture Memo
  36. 2008-04-04 April 4, 2008: Evidence Mounting that US Using Mind-Altering Drugs on Detainees
  37. 2008-04-04 April 4, 2008: Attorneys for US Soldiers Charged with Abu Ghraib Abuse Claim Torture Memo Shows Government Approval of Clients’ Brutality
  38. 2008-04-05 April 5, 2008: Commentator Complains Media Ignores Torture Memo, Says It Lies about Iraq to Focus on Obama’s Bowling, Patriotism
  39. 2008-04-09 April 9, 2008: Top Bush Officials Approved Specific Torture Techniques, Media Learns
  40. 2008-04-10 April 10, 2008: Lawmakers Blast White House’s Approval of Harsh Interrogation Methods
  41. 2008-04-10 April 10, 2008: Law Professor Says Bush Officials May Be Guilty of War Crimes
  42. 2008-04-11 April 11, 2008: President Bush Admits to Knowing of High-Level Approvals of Torture
  43. 2008-04-12 April 12, 2008: ACLU Calls for Independent Counsel to Investigate White House Torture Connections
  44. 2008-04-14 April 14, 2008: Columnist Asks Why Media Isn’t More Interested in White House Torture Revelations
  45. 2008-04-16 April 16, 2008: Pentagon Documents Confirm Military Tortured Detainees in Afghanistan
  46. 2008-04-17 April 17, 2008: Justice Department Investigating Propriety of 2003 John Yoo Torture Memo
  47. 2008-04-21 April 21, 2008: Guantanamo Detainees Claim to Have Been Drugged While in Custody
  48. 2008-04-27 April 27, 2008: Justice Department Says Government Can Decide When Geneva Conventions Apply to Individual Instances of Interrogation
  49. 2008-04-30 April 30, 2008: ACLU Says Harsh Interrogation Methods Used Even after Officially Forbidden
  50. 2008-05-07 May 7, 2008: Guantanamo Detainee Takes Part in Trial, Challenges Legitimacy of Military Commissions