The Royce Lamberth-Vaughn Walker Golf Match
Royce Lamberth and Vaughn Walker must have been golfing together recently. Because their rulings on governmental secrecy sound totally alike.
BREAKING! Karl Rove Lectures on "Hitting at US Security" During Time of War
You think maybe someone should tell Republicans that the guy who outed and then called Valerie Plame "Fair Game" is not their most credible person to sow pout-rage over the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate torture?
Get Your Torture Team Trading Cards
See a sample of the torture team trading cards.
The Continuity of Addington's Man-Sized Safe
The CIA IG Report provides a narrative of the CIA's past involvement with interrogation techniques. It's worth recalling that when that history ended, Cheney and Addington stored it in their man-sized safe.
In the early 1980s, a resurgence of interest in teaching interrogation techniques developed as one of several methods to foster foreign liaison relationships. Because of political sensitivities the then-Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (DDCI) forbade Agency officers from using the word "interrogation." The Agency then.
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Chris Christie's operative story on the traffic violation is that he, his wife, his subordinate, and his four kids were in a car and that's why he was allowed to drive away.
Lanny Breuer's (?) Conflict
Lanny Breuer's spokesperson says he doesn't have a conflict in the Cheney FOIA case because his representation of John Kiriakou was more than two years ago. That raises the question of just whose interests Breuer is representing.
Are Bradbury's Two 2006 OLC Opinions Still Active?
Unlike all the other torture memos DOJ has released, it appears the two analyzing conditions of confinement remain in place.
NYT: False Banality Is Not Evil
The NYT got distracted from the torture that remained central to the interrogation program by two 17-watt light bulbs.
The Pundits Come Out in Force
We don't know how Ted Kennedy's death will affect the health care fight. And every minute we spend wondering about it--rather than making it happen--is a dishonor to the man.
Obama's Remarks on Kennedy
Liveblog of Obama's public statement on Kennedy.
The Wind Takes The Lion: RIP Senator Edward M. Kennedy
Teddy Kennedy has passed away
"We Will Provide, at a Later Date, an Opinion That Explains the Basis for this Conclusion"
Why did Daniel Levin promise an opinion solely covering the approval of waterboarding for Hassan Ghul?
The Prosecutor with Whom Chris Christie Has an "Ongoing Financial Relationship" Resigns
Michele Brown just resigned.
Was John Yoo Free-Lancing When He Approved the "Legal Principles"?
John Yoo bought off on the unsigned bullet points expanding legal approval for torture. But Jack Goldsmith made it clear to CIA that his approval did not equate to OLC approval.
Ashcroft versus CIA
John Ashcroft, like much of Congress, claims that CIA made false claims about the extent of his briefing.
Condi's Okay Came After OLC Approval
When Condi approved torture on July 17, 2002, John Yoo had already given John Rizzo a two-page letter broadly excusing torture.
Those Undated "Legal Principles"
The "legal principles" authorizing torture evolved in some interesting ways over time.
Abu Zubaydah's Psychological Profile
Abu Zubaydah's psychological profile was a complete whitewash of his condition. Surprise.
Where Is the "Legal Principles" Document?
The IG Report refers to a document called, "Legal Principles Applicable to CIA Detention and Interrogation of Captured al-Qa'ida Personnel." It's a critical document in the torture regime. But we've never seen it.
Societe Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale, Or the Geneva Convention
ACLU releases the last of today's document dump.