Almost every day, a new revelation surfaces regarding the United States’ role in spreading and perpetuating the crime of torture. This article looks at several such news stories from just the past few weeks.
More Secret Prisons, Tortured Confessions: The Debasement of Society and Politics Through Torture |
| By: Jeff Kaye Sunday May 2, 2010 6:51 pm |
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Leahy Calls One-Day, One-Witness Hearing on OPR Report: Who is Gary Grindler? |
| By: Jeff Kaye Thursday February 25, 2010 12:51 am |
Senator Leahy has called a one-day, one-witness hearing for the Senate Judiciary Hearing to look into circumstances surrounding the OPR report on the torture memos, and the exoneration by DOJ attorney David Margolis of serious charges against the memo authors John Yoo and Jay Bybee. The single witness is Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary Grindler, who, it turns out, has some history with a well-known case of abusive incarceration approximately 10 years ago.
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