The Office of Legal Counsel Memo that describes [and approves] the various elements of the Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, John Yoo and Jay Bybee explain that each procedure is not going to be harmful to the subject, and gives detailed descriptions of how that will be assured by certain safeguards [eg "The fingertips are kept well […]
This week, the DoJ admitted that the highly touted high-value prisoner Abu Zubaydah was not so high value after all. In their response to a request for classified documents, the said that he was not a member of al Qaeda nor was he aware of the plans for 911 – things the Bush Administration claimed […]
Vatican waited years to defrock Arizona priest Associated Press By MATT SEDENSKY April 3, 2010 The abuse cases of two priests in Arizona have cast further doubt on the Catholic church’s insistence that Pope Benedict XVI played no role in shielding pedophiles before he became pope. Documents reviewed by The Associated Press show that as […]
Remember that a lot of the Bush and Cheney comments justifying Torture and other things were direct references to Abu Zubaydah, the Saudi Jihadist captured March 28, 2002 in Pakistan. Government Admits Its Understanding of Abu Zubaydah Has “Evolved” By: emptywheel April 1, 2010 I wanted to return to the government’s filing on Abu Zubaydah […]