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Archives: Torturers
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![Will Donald Trump bring back torture? Can Foreign leaders stop him?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701052656im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/01/will-donald-trump-bring-back-tor-187x137.jpg)
Will Donald Trump bring back torture? Can Foreign leaders stop him?
By Vincent Charles Keating | (The Conversation) | - - There can be no doubt that the swearing in of Donald Trump on January 20 will usher in a new era for…![Donald Trump claims torture ‘works’ – but what does the science say?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701052656im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/donald-trump-claims-torture-work-187x137.jpg)
Donald Trump claims torture ‘works’ – but what does the science say?
By Coral Dando | (The Conversation) | - - The US president-elect Donald Trump has on several occasions insisted that torture is a good idea and that procedures such as water-boarding are…![Will Trump Bring in a New Era of Surveillance and Torture?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701052656im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/11/will-trump-bring-in-a-new-era-of-187x137.jpg)
Will Trump Bring in a New Era of Surveillance and Torture?
TeleSur | - - Trump's picks for important security positions look intent on rolling back civil liberties. While there are many questions about what U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will change once he…![Snowden on Torture Report: “When the CIA destroys s.th., it’s never a Mistake”](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701052656im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/05/snowden-on-torture-report-when-t-187x137.jpg)
Snowden on Torture Report: “When the CIA destroys s.th., it’s never a Mistake”
TeleSur | -- After the CIA inspector general admitted it destroyed a 6,700 page report on torture, the famed whistleblower said the CIA does not destroy by "accident." Edward Snowden commented this…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701052656im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/gordonnuremberg-180x137.jpg)
Not al-Qaeda: Abu Zubayda as Bush’s Mengele Experiment
By Rebecca Gordon | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Intro: Rebecca Gordon catches the nightmarish quality of those [Bush] years, now largely buried, in the grim case of a single mistreated human…![Is Trump Right on Torture?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701052656im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/is-trump-right-on-torture-187x137.jpg)
Is Trump Right on Torture?
Written by Bridge Initiative Team | ( Bridge) | - - In the wake of the Belgium terrorist attacks, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has double-downed on his position in favor of…![GOP Candidates’ Sick, Illegal, Fixation on Torture](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701052656im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/gop-candidates-sick-illegal-fixa-187x137.jpg)
GOP Candidates’ Sick, Illegal, Fixation on Torture
By John Kiriakou | (Otherwords.org) | - - GOP presidential candidates are endorsing torture, again. For anyone who cares deeply about being informed, watching Republican presidential debates can feel like a form…![Former Detainees Sue CIA Torture Psychiatrists](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701052656im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/former-detainees-sue-cia-torture-187x137.jpg)
Former Detainees Sue CIA Torture Psychologists
By Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian | (The Young Turks) | - - "Ten months after the Senate released its report on the CIA’s illegal torture program, the ACLU is getting involved.…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701052656im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/jwaug_25a_15-187x137.gif)
Jeb Bush’s Torquemada Platform (Political Cartoon)
Paul Jamiol | (Jamiol's World) Via Jamiol's World![Brothers in Arms: Jeb Bush Won’t Say ‘No’ To Future Torture](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701052656im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/08/brothers-in-arms-jeb-bush-wont-s-187x137.jpg)
Brothers in Arms: Jeb Bush Won’t Say ‘No’ To Future Torture
By Jon Queally, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org | - - 'This is what happens when you don't prosecute officials for illegally torturing people.' While also foregoing the opportunity to condemn the…![American ‘Exceptionalism’ or just Above the Law? Torture, Drones, Assassination with Impunity](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701052656im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/02/american-exceptionalism-or-just-187x137.jpg)
American ‘Exceptionalism’ or just Above the Law? Torture, Drones, Assassination with Impunity
By Alfred W. McCoy | (Tomdispatch.com) - "The sovereign is he who decides on the exception,” said conservative thinker Carl Schmitt in 1922, meaning that a nation’s leader can defy the law…![Against Torture: American Heroes who Indicted Cheney’s Dark Side](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701052656im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/02/against-torture-american-heroes-187x137.jpg)
Against Torture: American Heroes who Indicted Cheney’s Dark Side
By Rebecca Gordon | (Tomdispatch.com) Why was it again that, as President Obama said, “we tortured some folks” after the 9/11 attacks? Oh, right, because we were terrified. Because everyone knows that…![The *Other* Torture Report: What the USA looks like to the World](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701052656im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/12/the-other-torture-report-what-th-187x137.jpg)
The *Other* Torture Report: What the USA looks like to the World
By Rebecca Gordon | (special to Informed Comment) -- At long last – despite the attempts at sabotage by, and over the protests of the CIA, and notwithstanding the dilatory efforts of…![“President Authorized Torture Techniques”: Cheney and Rove throw Bush under the Bus](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701052656im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/12/president-authorized-torture-tec-187x137.jpg)
“President Authorized Torture Techniques”: Cheney and Rove throw Bush under the Bus
Cenk Uygur "The Young Turks" | -- ""Former President George W. Bush knew about and authorized the CIA’s use of harsh interrogation techniques, such as waterboarding, sleep deprivation and other controversial tactics,…![3 Ways the Mainstream Media let the Gov’t off the Hook on Torture](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701052656im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/12/3-ways-the-mainstream-media-let-187x137.jpg)
3 Ways the Mainstream Media let the Gov’t off the Hook on Torture
By Rebecca Gordon | (Tomdispatch.com -- American Torture -- Past, Present, and… Future? Beyond the Senate Torture Report By Rebecca Gordon It’s the political story of the week in Washington. At long…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701052656im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/rec-feeding-187x137.jpg)
How Uncle Sam’s Reputation became Icky (Political Cartoon)
By James MacLeod via Facebook![UN Condemns USA for undermining Torture Convention, Calls for Prosecutions](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701052656im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/12/un-condemns-usa-for-undermining-187x137.jpg)
UN Condemns USA for undermining Torture Convention, Calls for Prosecutions
By Thalif Deen | -- UNITED NATIONS, Dec 11 2014 (IPS) - The timing was inadvertently impeccable as two stinging reports on harsh interrogation techniques – by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)…![Psychologists, who Took $81 mn. to Advise, Practice Torture, betrayed the Profession](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701052656im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/12/psychologists-who-took-81-mn-to-187x137.jpg)
Psychologists, who Took $81 mn. to Advise, Practice Torture, betrayed the Profession
By Laurence Alison, University of Liverpool During the War on Terror, the CIA’s operations subjected hundreds of suspected terrorists to harsh interrogation techniques, which were often criticised as constituting torture. Now, the…![McCain on Torture: A Stain on our National Honor, Produces Misleading Info](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701052656im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/12/mccain-on-torture-a-stain-on-our-187x137.jpg)