Article published in Amauta with special permission from TomDispatch Para leer versión de este artículo en español y artículo relacionado en español (Entre redadas nocturnas y prisiones secretas en Afganistán), ver abajo Night Raids, Hidden Detention Centers, the “Black Jail” and the Dogs of War in Afghanistan Source: TomDispatch by Anand Gopal January 28, 2010 [The research for this story was [...]

by Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity September 28, 2009 MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) SUBJECT: Accountability for Torture We write you, Mr. President, as former intelligence professionals to voice strong support for Attorney General Eric Holder’s authorization of a wider investigation into CIA interrogation. We respectfully disagree with the direct appeal to you by [...]

by Matthias Gebauer, John Goetz and Britta Sandberg September 21, 2009 Part 1: Prisoner Abuse Continues at Bagram Prison in Afghanistan US President Barack Obama has spoken out against CIA prisoner abuse and wants to close Guantanamo. But he tolerates the existence of Bagram military prison in Afghanistan, where more than 600 people are being held without charge. [...]

por Percy Francisco Alvarado Godoy 22 de septiembre, 2009 Si el famoso poeta italiano Dante Alighieri hubiera vivido en nuestros tiempos, no hubiera dudado un ápice en incluir a la Central de Inteligencia de los Estados Unidos en cualquiera de sus círculos del Infierno. Dentro de éstos hubieran tenido cabida, sin lugar a dudas, todos los directores [...]

Shaker Aamer has never been charged with a crime, or given a date for trial. But still he languishes in Guantánamo by Moazzam Begg September 4, 2009 Imagine, gathered under one roof, over a dozen men who were once regarded as the most dangerous people on the planet – and a man who once guarded them, breaking their [...]

Should Judge Laurence Silberman have recused himself from a case involving alleged torture for which his buddies were ultimately responsible? by Jeremy Scahill September 14, 2009 On September 11, the US appeals court for the District of Columbia announced in a 2-1 decision that it was throwing out a lawsuit against CACI International and L-3 Communications Titan unit, [...]

by Robert Parry September 8, 2009 Lost amid the attention given George W. Bush’s “war on terror” torture policies was the CIA’s cryptic admission that it also engaged in interrogation abuses during Ronald Reagan’s anti-leftist wars in Central America, another era of torture and extra-judicial killings. The 2004 CIA Inspector General’s report, released last month, referenced as “background” [...]

Es imposible leer el recién publicado informe de la CIA sobre la tortura de prisioneros musulmanes sin pensar en el Tercer Reich por Ted Rall 3 de septiembre, 2009 Al diablo con la Ley de Godwin – Es imposible leer el recién publicado informe de la CIA sobre la tortura de prisioneros musulmanes sin pensar en el Tercer [...]

por Jan Peters 1 de septiembre, 2009 Un informe del New York Times del 13 de agosto confirma que la CIA planificó y organizó prisiones secretas desde la ciudad alemana de Frankfurt/Main. Por lo menos tres prisiones secretas fueron administradas por la oficina local de la CIA en Frankfurt desde 2003. Esas prisiones ilegales pertenecían a la red [...]

The Worst Crimes Were Committed in Washington by Joanne Mariner September 2, 2009 For late August, with even the President on vacation, last week was a surprisingly newsworthy. It was a time that George Tenet, John Yoo, and certain other Bush administration officials must have been dreading: Not only was the long-suppressed 2004 report of the CIA Inspector [...]