Tag: torture
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would democrats waterboard atta?
a ridiculous editorial from investors business daily asks the musical question: would democrats waterboard atta? aside from framing the question within the phony left/right paradigm & believing jack bauer bullshit, it completely neglects to mention the fact that we had identified mohammed atta before 9/11 thanks to ‘able danger’. from investors business daily: The question…
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viacom hired cia torturer as ‘kite runner’ consultant
from majikthise: A retired CIA agent who lead the team that waterboarded terror suspect Abu Zubaydah went on to work as a security consultant for the film adaptation of The Kite Runner (2007). Lobbyists for Viacom helped the producers of the film retain retired CIA agent and “countererrorism expert”, John Kiriakou, according an Oct 4…
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torture, rape & videotape
‘highly likely’ bush saw torture tapesfrom thinkprogress: Larry Johnson, a former CIA agent and State Department counterterrorism official, told The Bill Press Show this morning that it was “highly likely” President Bush had viewed the videotapes of the 2002 interrogations that were later destroyed: Bill Press: You said that you believe President Bush actually saw…
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hayden: cia destroyed videotapes of ‘interrogation’
from ap: The CIA videotaped its interrogations of two terror suspects in 2002 and destroyed the tapes three years later out of fear they would leak to the public and compromise the identities of U.S. questioners, the director of the agency told employees Thursday. CIA Director Michael Hayden said House and Senate intelligence committee leaders…
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yahoo settles with jailed chinese dissidents
from market watch: Yahoo Inc. on Tuesday settled a lawsuit filed against the Internet company by Chinese dissidents who accused it of complicity in their jailing, according to a court filing. Yahoo had been sued earlier this year in California by Wang Xiaoning, Shi Tao and Yu Ling for allegedly providing Chinese authorities with personal…
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‘suspect’ in pearl’s killing dies after ‘interrogation’
from afp: A Pakistani businessman suspected of playing a role in the brutal 2002 killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl died earlier this year, shortly after being interrogated by US and Pakistani intelligence, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Pearl, a Karachi-based correspondent for the Journal, was kidnapped on January 23, 2002, and killed execution-style…
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october clearinghouse
gary hart warns iran that ‘we provoke provocations’* nist admits total collapse of twin towers unexplainable* thom hartmann’s hypocrisy for israel* anti-gay church ordered to pay $10.9 million for funeral protest* fox news accuses ron paul campaign of using botnets* dod to carry out ‘military missions’ during wmd/pandemic* actor mark ruffalo ‘baffled’ at collapse of…
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bill clinton: ‘torture like on 24 is ok’
from steve watson: Former president Bill Clinton has told NBC’s Meet The Press that America needs more intelligence agents who make their own rules and engage in whatever actions are necessary like Jack Bauer from the fictional TV show 24. “I think what our policy ought to be is to be uncompromisingly opposed to terror–I…
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cia = covert imperialist activity
cia running black op’s against iranfrom raw story: The Central Intelligence Agency has received approval at least twice in the last several years to conduct an “information war” against several countries in the Middle East, including Iran, Lebanon and Syria, according to current and former intelligence officials. In addition, the Bush Administration has been running…
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judge dismisses lawsuit against rumsfeld
from ap/yahoo: Former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld cannot be tried on allegations of torture in overseas military prisons, a federal judge said Tuesday in a case he described as “lamentable.” U.S. District Judge Thomas F. Hogan threw out a lawsuit brought on behalf of nine former prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan. He said Rumsfeld…
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mohammed confession leaves room for skepticism
update: ksm, the ultimate patsy ‘confesses’… he made norad stand down, warned US officials not to fly, placed put options on airline stocks, & blocked fbi investigations before 9/11! he also killed jfk and nicole simpson… from npr: Al-Qaida suspect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed confessed to United States officials that he was involved in the planning…
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aei: the root of bush’s right-wing ideology
from think progress: Today, President Bush delivered a speech on Afghanistan at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C. AEI and the Bush administration are deeply entwined, something Bush admitted during his speech. “I admire AEI a lot,” Bush said. “After all, I have been consistently borrowing some of your…
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prodi & berlusconi won’t testify over cia kidnap
from reuters: Prime Minister Romano Prodi and his predecessor Silvio Berlusconi will not be called to testify on behalf of Italy’s former spy chief, who is accused of helping the CIA kidnap a terrorism suspect, a judge ruled on Tuesday. Prosecutors want to try 26 Americans, most believed to be CIA agents, for grabbing Muslim…
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germany issues cia arrest orders
from bbc: Germany has ordered the arrest of 13 suspected CIA agents over the alleged kidnapping of one of its citizens. Munich prosecutors confirmed that the warrants were linked to the case of Khaled al-Masri, a German national of Lebanese descent. Mr Masri says he was seized in Macedonia, flown to a secret prison in…
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24 showcases mass terror, concentration camps
from infowars: The new season of 24, that is to air this coming weekend, is to prepare the American people for the idea of concentration camps, detention centers and the rounding up of people in times of crisis. The opener depicts an America besieged by mass terrorist attacks and public paranoia, with 11 cities, including…