by Patricia Lee Sharpe | Aug 5, 2014 | Monitor
By Patricia Lee Sharpe (1) “We tortured folks.” President Barack Obama. (2) “I have full confidence in John Brennan.” President Barack Obama.Let’s get something straight, Mr. President. We didn’t torture anybody, although John Brennan was somewhere in...
by Charles Cameron | May 3, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — on torture as the inverse of sacrament: from Palin’s joke to Cavanaugh’s rich theology ] . Soon-to-be-martyred Archbishop Romero celebrates Mass in San Salvador's Basilica of the Sacred Heart** Sarah Palin: Sarah Palin,...
by zen | Jun 12, 2013 | Monitor
The recent post on Is 4GW Dead? stirred a great deal of interest, so I would like to extend the discussion on a point that that is critical not only for those who have responsibility for conducting military campaigns, but for statecraft and policy as well. One...
by Spencer Ackerman | Feb 5, 2013 | Monitor
According to a new study, 54 countries helped the CIA outsource torture — whether by providing foreign prisons for torturing detainees, prisoner transfers or logistics aid.
by Spencer Ackerman and Noah Shachtman | Jan 9, 2013 | Monitor
John Brennan is probably going to be the next CIA director. Just not before senators have a chance to grill him about national-security leaks, torture and killer drones.
