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Torture

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  1. 2008-05-14 May 14, 2008: Pentagon Documents Detail Investigation into Prisoner Deaths in Iraq, Internal Dissent over Torture of Prisoners in Guantanamo
  2. 2008-05-20 May 20, 2008: ACLU Blasts Administration’s Failure to Respond to Torture Complaints
  3. 2008-05-20 May 20, 2008: Justice Department: CIA, Military Interrogation Techniques Amount to ‘Borderline Torture’
  4. 2008-05-27 May 27, 2008: CIA Documents Detail Use of Waterboarding
  5. 2008-06-02 June 2, 2008: British MP Files Complaint over Use of Diego Garcia in Rendition of ‘Ghost Detainees’
  6. 2008-06-02 June 2, 2008: US Military Ships Used to House ‘Ghost Prisoners’ and in ‘Rendition’ Voyages, Says Human Rights Group
  7. 2008-06-02 June 2, 2008: Human Rights Group: 26,000 Prisoners Being Held by US, Some on Secret Ships
  8. 2008-06-06 June 6, 2008: 56 House Members Call for Special Counsel to Investigate Torture Authorizations
  9. 2008-06-09 June 9, 2008: German Lawyers Seek Extradition of CIA Agents over Rendition Case
  10. 2008-06-18 June 18, 2008: Former Army Torture Investigator Says Bush Administration Committed ‘War Crimes’
  11. 2008-06-19 June 19, 2008: Lawyer: Detainee Subjected to ‘Frequent Flier’ Sleep Deprivation Regime
  12. 2008-06-24 June 24, 2008: Poll: 44 Percent of Americans Favor Torture for Terrorists
  13. 2008-06-28 June 28, 2008: Justice Department’s Investigation of CIA’s Destruction of Torture Videotapes Is Proceeding Slowly
  14. 2008-06-30 June 30, 2008: Federal Appeals Court Rejects ‘Enemy Combatant’ Status of Guantanamo Detainee, Criticizes Logic of Prosecutor’s Case
  15. 2008-07-01 July 1, 2008: CIA Veteran Challenges Claim that Harsh Interrogations Have ‘Saved Thousands of Americans’
  16. 2008-07-09 July 9, 2008: Italian Police Confirm CIA Contacts Involved in Italian Kidnap Case
  17. 2008-07-24 July 24, 2008: FBI Agents Admit Detainee Not Read His Rights, Provided Information on Al-Qaeda
  18. 2008-07-24 July 24, 2008: CIA Documents Prove Use of Brutal Torture Methods against Detainees
  19. 2008-08-13 August 13, 2008: Guantanamo Prosecutor Brought Undue Pressure to Prosecute Detainee, Military Court Finds
  20. 2008-09-24 September 24, 2008: Italian Spy Chief Requests Testimony by Former National Security Advisor Rice in Kidnap Case
  21. 2008-11-16 November 16, 2008: Obama Says He Will Close Guantanamo Center, Stop US Torture
  22. 2008-11-18 November 18, 2008: Guantanamo Prosecutors to Refile War Crimes Charges against ‘20th Hijacker’ Al-Khatani
  23. 2008-11-19 November 19, 2008: Defense Department Documents Show Systematic Nature of Prisoner Abuses in Iraq, Compromised Army Investigations
  24. 2008-11-22 November 22, 2008: Judge Throws out Charges against Detainee, Ruling that Evidence Was Obtained Through Coercion
  25. 2008-11-30 November 30, 2008: Former Interrogator Harshly Critical of US Torture Practices
  26. 2008-12-02 December 2-3, 2008: Retired Flag Officers Meet with Obama Officials to Ask that Incoming President End Torture, Rendition, Indefinite Detention Policies
  27. 2008-12-02 December 2-4, 2008: Former Iraq Interrogator Writes of Success Using Non-Coercive Techniques
  28. 2008-12-11 December 11, 2008: Senate Armed Services Committee Releases Summary of Classified Torture Report
  29. 2008-12-15 December 15, 2008: Cheney Acknowledges Detainee was Waterboarded, Says Such Methods Do Not Constitute Torture
  30. 2008-12-18 December 18, 2008: Cheney: 33 Terror Suspects Subjected to Enhanced Interrogation, Three Waterboarded
  31. 2008-12-18 December 18, 2008: Media Analysis: Torture Ineffective, Causes Tremendous Waste of Resources
  32. 2009-01-13 January 13, 2009: Former Prosecutor Joins Lawsuit Demanding Detainee’s Release
  33. 2009-01-13 January 13-14, 2009: Pentagon Claims 61 Former Guantanamo Detainees Returned to Terrorism; Figures in Dispute
  34. 2009-01-14 January 14, 2009: Amnesty International Calls for Investigation of Human Rights Violations
  35. 2009-01-14 January 14, 2009: Official in Charge of Prosecuting Guantanamo Detainees Says Detainee Was Tortured by US
  36. 2009-01-16 January 16, 2009: Pentagon’s Claim of 61 Former Detainees Having ‘Returned to Terrorism’ Debunked
  37. 2009-01-17 January 17, 2009: ’Hamdan’ Lawyer Named Deputy Solicitor General
  38. 2009-01-18 January 18, 2009: Former Military Prosecutor: Guantanamo a ‘Stain’ on America and the Constitution
  39. 2009-01-19 January 19, 2009: At Pre-Military Commission Hearing, FBI Agent Says One Canadian Detainee Identified Another
  40. 2009-01-20 January 20, 2009: FBI Agent Forced to Backtrack over Detainee Identification Claim
  41. 2009-01-20 January 20, 2009: Obama Orders Suspension of Guantanamo Prosecutions
  42. 2009-01-20 January 20, 2009: Fired US Attorney to Help Prosecute Guantanamo Detainees
  43. 2009-01-21 January 21, 2009: Waterboarding Is Torture, Says Former Deputy Secretary of State; ‘I’m Ashamed That We’re Even Having This Discussion’
  44. 2009-01-21 January 21, 2009: Republican Senator Recommends Keeping Some Detainees Indefinitely
  45. 2009-01-21 January 21, 2009: Judge Orders Suspension of Guantanamo Trial
  46. 2009-01-21 January 21, 2009: Senator Suggests Independent Investigation into Bush Torture Policies
  47. 2009-01-21 January 21, 2009: Switzerland Says It May Accept Released Detainees
  48. 2009-01-22 January 22, 2009: Supreme Court Delays Al-Marri Prosecution
  49. 2009-01-22 January 22, 2009: Released Guantanamo Detainee May be Yemeni al-Qaeda Leader
  50. 2009-01-22 January 22, 2009: Judge Gives Obama Administration Time to Review ‘Enemy Combatant’ Classification