Torture

Cheney Mimics Pinochet in Rationalizing Torture »

By Matthew Rothschild, August 31, 2009

He shares a mentality with the Chilean dictator: Anything goes in the protection of the Fatherland.read more

Obama Is Becoming an Accessory after the fact to War Crimes »

By Matthew Rothschild, May 14, 2009

By not prosecuting the torturers and those ordered torture, and by not releasing the torture photos, Obama is staining himself with the crimes of his predecessor. And that’s a crime.read more

Shame on Obama for Letting Torturers, and Their Bosses, Go »

By Matthew Rothschild, April 17, 2009

There is now a clear, prima facie case that the Bush lawyers, and by extension, Gonzales, Rumsfeld, Cheney, and Bush, were all conspiring to commit torture. And that’s a war crime, according to our own statutes.read more

The Spanish’s Judge vs. Bush’s Architects of Torture »

By Matthew Rothschild, March 30, 2009

My only wish is that Judge Garzón would expand his list of targets to include Rumsfeld, Cheney, and yes, Bush, too.read more

Obama Must Prosecute Rumsfeld for War Crimes »

By Matthew Rothschild, January 27, 2009

To show that we’re a country of laws, to show that we respect human rights, to show that we oppose torture, Barack Obama must instruct the Justice Department to prepare an indictment against Donald Rumsfeld.read more

Obama should prosecute Bush officials who designed torture policy »

By Michael Ratner, December 3, 2008

Prosecuting these officials would help the United States regain its moral standing in the world and to prove our commitment to upholding international human rights standards.read more

Former Abu Ghraib Interrogator Asks McCain to Renounce Torture »

By Elizabeth DiNovella, August 7 2008

Joshua Casteel, a former U.S. military interrogator at Abu Ghraib, is asking John McCain to renounce his recent position on torture.read more

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