San Francisco judge rules convicted terrorist Padilla can sue Bush aide over torture memosSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A convicted terrorist can sue a former Bush administration lawyer for drafting the legal theories that led to his alleged torture, ruled a federal judge has ruled who said he was trying to balance a clash between war and the defense of personal freedoms. Back in Pakistan, student says detention in Britain on terror claim was ‘mental torture’ISLAMABAD — One of several Pakistani students rounded up by British authorities on allegations of terrorism — later dropped — described his detention as “mental torture” after returning to his native country Thursday. 61 activists arrested at anti-torture rally outside the White HouseWASHINGTON — Dressed in an orange jumpsuit, Ken Crowley stood silently facing the White House. Emirates to investigate member of ruling family over torture videotapesDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Emirates will investigate a member of its ruling family over videotapes showing the sheik torturing another man, the country’s official news agency reported. Dozens of anti-torture activists arrested at rally at White House after marching from CapitolWASHINGTON — U.S. Park Police have arrested about 60 anti-torture activists in front of the White House. Senate Judiciary chairman invites federal judge to testify on torture memos he approvedWASHINGTON — U.S. Circuit Judge Jay Bybee was asked Wednesday to provide Senate testimony on the memos he approved while at the Justice Department authorizing harsh interrogation methods for detainees. Spanish judge opens investigation into Bush administration over GuantanamoMADRID — A Spanish judge opened a probe into the Bush administration over alleged torture of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, pressing ahead Wednesday with a drive that Spain’s own attorney general has said should be waged in the United States, if at all. 27 suspected in torture and killing of young French Jew go on trial in ParisPARIS — The presumed leader of a group of 27 young people charged with participating in the torture and killing of a young French Jew took his seat in juvenile court Wednesday with the defiant declaration, “Allah will be victorious.” Trial open of suspects accused of torturing and killing young French Jew in 2006PARIS — The presumed leader of a group of 27 young people charged with participating in the torture and killing of a young French Jew took his seat in juvenile court Wednesday with the defiant declaration, “Allah will be victorious.” As torture memos are parsed, insider accounts of White House, Congressional approval differWASHINGTON — Release of Bush-era documents that shed more light on the origins of the CIA’s use of harsh interrogation tactics has ignited a backstage battle between former Bush officials over a crucial May 2002 meeting that paved the way for use of waterboarding on a suspected al-Qaida leader. UN torture envoy: US must prosecute Bush administration lawyers who wrote the rulesVIENNA — The U.S. is obligated by a United Nations convention to prosecute Bush administration lawyers who allegedly drafted policies that approved the use of harsh interrogation tactics against terrorism suspects, the U.N.’s top anti-torture envoy said Friday. Lawsuit claims detainee was tortured by CIA in ‘01, months before memo justifying practiceNEWARK, N.J. — A Tunisian man detained after the Sept. 11 attacks was tortured at CIA-operated secret prisons in Afghanistan months before a Justice Department memo sanctioned the practices, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. Media fight to force British govt to disclose 7 missing grafs in torture tale of ex-residentLONDON — It is a page-turner of a tale — but one with seven missing paragraphs. Further legal action possible against 3 elite ex-Justice lawyers over torture memosWASHINGTON — Three Bush administration lawyers who worked in an elite Justice Department unit face further scrutiny over their advice on how to conduct tough interrogations of terror suspects, but criminal prosecution remains only an outside possibility. Obama opens possibility of torture memos investigation, prosecutionsWASHINGTON — Widening an explosive debate on torture, President Barack Obama on Tuesday opened the possibility of prosecution for Bush-era lawyers who authorized brutal interrogation of terror suspects and suggested Congress might order a full investigation. DOJ interrogation memos approved waterboarding, but left unanswered: Does torture work?WASHINGTON — Interrogators have centuries of experience extracting information from the unwilling. Medieval inquisitors hanged heretics from ceilings. Salem magistrates used fire to elicit witchcraft confessions. And CIA officers waterboarded terrorism suspects in clandestine prisons. Defendant at Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge trial says class hatred inspired torture, executionsPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The former Khmer Rouge prison commander accused of overseeing the torture and execution of thousands of men, women and children said Tuesday that his underlings were taught class hatred that allowed them to kill their enemies. Former Khmer Rouge who worked at Cambodian torture to sell what he says are Pol Pot’s shoesPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A former member of the Khmer Rouge member said Monday that he is auctioning off a pair of shoes he claims belonged to the group’s late leader Pol Pot to fund a museum about the brutal regime. |
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