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First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Round up the usual suspects: guns

This past Mother's Day, the "Big Easy" was uneasy again. On a day that's nationally designated to celebrate mothers, the "Big Un-Easy" was preoccupied with saving the lives of local moms and nineteen others (including two ten-year-olds) who were shot ... [Published American Thinker - May 15 2013]

Entities: African-Americans, New Orleans, Enhanced Interrogation Techniques

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Dick Cheney

“24″ returns: Is Dick Cheney programming Fox?

When George W. Bush opened his presidential library earlier this month, in the company of President Obama and the entire former president club, the ?war on terror? ? and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan ? were hardly mentioned at all. Obama and others ... [Published Salon - May 14 2013]

Entities: 24 (TV Series), Dick Cheney, Kiefer Sutherland

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

CIA Central Intelligence Agency

World: CIA ÂSisterhood' that tracked Bin Laden

Years before Osama bin Laden became a household name, a group of female analysts at the CIA was so determined to find and stop the terror leader that one said she was once counseled by an Agency superior that she was spending âtoo much timeâ on the ... [Published East African Standard - May 14 2013]

Entities: CIA Central Intelligence Agency, Usama bin Laden, Al-Qaeda, Counter-Terrorism, United States Government

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Do No Harm

Andrea Cousins, a clinical psychologist in Northampton, was appalled to learn a few years ago that some in her profession had been involved in developing “enhanced interrogation techniques” used against suspects at Guantanamo Bay and other detention ... [Published Valley Advocate - May 09 2013]

Entities: Torture, Frances Crowe, Detainee, Enhanced Interrogation Techniques

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 4 reports

Report: CIA Pressured 'Zero Dark Thirty' Team to Remove Enhanced Interrogation Scenes

:58 AM PDT post a commentNew declassified files show that the Oscar-winning screenwriter behind Zero Dark Thirty got some unexpected tips on penning the film.The CIA asked Mark Boal to trim "torture" sequences which it worried would reflect poorly ... [Published Breitbart.com - May 07 2013]

Entities: Zero Dark Thirty, CIA Central Intelligence Agency, Mark Boal, Screenwriter, Interrogation

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

An Appropriate Portrayal: The CIA Director's Cut of Zero Dark Thirty

Amidst the ongoing debate about Zero Dark Thirty's defense of torture comes a newly released memo, obtained by Gawker under a Freedom of Information Act request, showing just how much the CIA shaped the film's portrayal of the agency. Turns out the screenwriter ... [Published Common Dreams - May 07 2013]

Entities: CIA Central Intelligence Agency, Zero Dark Thirty, Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, Freedom of Information Act, Screenwriter

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Viewpoint: 10 Years Later, the Commencement Address John Yoo Might Deliver

Deans, faculty, staff, students, parents and friends: I am honored to address you today. Some of you might ask yourself, "What can this law professor, who has worked only in government and the legal academy, possibly tell us about the private practice ... [Published The Recorder - May 03 2013]

Entities: John Yoo, Torture, Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, Resignation

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 2 reports

Eugene Robinson on the stains on Bush’s legacy

The Washington Post Winston-Salem JournalWASHINGTON — In retrospect, George W. Bush’s legacy doesn’t look as bad as it did when he left office. It looks worse.I join the nation in congratulating Bush on the opening of his presidential library in Dallas. ... [Published Winston-Salem Journal - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Torture, Eugene Robinson, Constitution Project

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

Forum: God always there

The 11-member commission consisted of notable conservatives, including a former chairman of a National Rifle Association task force, a former director of the FBI under President George H.W. Bush and that president’s UN ambassador.The report established ... [Published Southtown Star - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Torture, Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, Cyprus, George H W Bush

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 2 reports

ProPublica: Six claims on terror detainee torture, skewered

A guard stands near a fence as a Guantanamo detainee, (left) jogs inside the exercise yard at the detention center at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (FILE)Among the news that ended up being buried in the events last week: A nonpartisan think ... [Published Philadelphia Inquirer - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Detainee, Torture, Task Force, CIA Central Intelligence Agency, ProPublica

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

U.S. did use torture, report says, and casts doubts on effectiveness

The release of a report last week says the U.S. used torture in questioning terrorism suspects, and that President George W. Bush and top advisers discussed its use. It has renewed debate on "enhanced interrogation techniques" and their effectiveness ... [Published Real-Time News: Latest Northeast Ohio News - cl ... - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Torture, United States, Enhanced Interrogation Techniques

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

NO MATTER WHAT IT'S CALLED, it's torture

We welcome your opinion on public issues, in either of two ways. You can submit a letter to the editor for possible publication in the printed edition. The Virginian-Pilot welcomes letters to the editor on all topics, although concise letters (150 words ... [Published HamptonRoads.com - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Torture, Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, Interrogation, Waterboarding, Senate Intelligence Committee

Quotes

...According to a study labeled "Crime in New Orleans: Analyzing Crime Trends and New Orleans Responses to Crime" from 4/2009- 5/2010, ninety percent of New Orleans' homicides were committed with a gun and ninety-one and a half percent of the victims were...

Round up the usual suspects: guns [Published American Thinker - May 15 2013]

"Hundreds are properly, safely and securely held in our federal prisons, not Guantanamo, today," Holder said. "Not one has ever escaped custody. No judicial district has suffered a retaliatory attack of any kind. And no other tool has demonstrated such a robust ability to stop terrorists - and collect intelligence - over a diverse range of circumstances. I defy anyone, on the merits, to challenge these assertions."

Berkeley protesters challenge attorney general [Published San Francisco Chronicle - May 11 2013]

"The assertion she was not chosen because of her affiliation with the (counter terrorism) mission is absolutely not true" said CIA spokeswoman Jennifer Youngblood. Meanwhile, Sen...

CIA's new top clandestine spy outed on Twitter hours after being chosen despite still being under ... [Published Mail Online UK - May 09 2013]

The memo contains five conference calls between screenwriter Mark Boal and the CIA's Office of Public Affairs in late 2011, whose purpose was "to help promote an appropriate portrayal of the agency and the bin Laden operation."

Report: CIA Pressured 'Zero Dark Thirty' Team to Remove Enhanced Interrogation Scenes [Published Breitbart.com - May 07 2013]

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Round up the usual suspects: guns [Published American Thinker - May 15 2013]
World: CIA ÂSisterhood' that tracked Bin Laden [Published East African Standard - May 14 2013]
“24″ returns: Is Dick Cheney programming Fox? [Published Salon - May 14 2013]
Why is Obama Hiding 6,000-Page Report on Bush-E... [Published AllGov - May 13 2013]
Berkeley protesters challenge attorney general [Published San Francisco Chronicle - May 11 2013]
Manhunt: Meet the CIA ?Sisterhood? That Tracked... [Published ABC News - May 10 2013]
Why is the Canadian government afraid of Omar K... [Published Rabble.ca - May 10 2013]
John Yoo fulfills a dream [Published Power Line - May 10 2013]
John Yoo fulfills a dream [Published Power Line - May 10 2013]
Navy lawyer leaving case of waterboarded USS Co... [Published Miami Herald - May 09 2013]
CIA's new top clandestine spy outed on Twitter ... [Published Mail Online UK - May 09 2013]
Argument to Overturn Detainee’s Conviction Cite... [Published New York Times - May 09 2013]
Imperium Watch: Outside the Constitution, the G... [Published Valley Advocate - May 09 2013]
Do No Harm [Published Valley Advocate - May 09 2013]
The CIA Helped Edit Zero Dark Thirty Movie [Published JD Journal.com - May 08 2013]
Ian Henderson [Published Herald Scotland - May 08 2013]
FORUM: Truth needs to be told about U.S. torture [Published New Haven Register - May 08 2013]
An Appropriate Portrayal: The CIA Director's Cu... [Published Common Dreams - May 07 2013]
Report: CIA Pressured 'Zero Dark Thirty' Team t... [Published Breitbart.com - May 07 2013]
Report: CIA Pressured Screenwriter to Remove En... [Published Breitbart Feed - May 07 2013]
CIA's 'Zero Dark Thirty' Requests Concern Human... [Published US News & World Report - May 07 2013]
CIA 'Pressured' Zero Dark Thirty Screenwriter t... [Published International Business Times Canada - May 07 2013]
How much did the CIA change Zero Dark Thirty? N... [Published Globe and Mail - May 07 2013]
Torture scenes in Zero Dark Thirty were cut or ... [Published Mail Online UK - May 07 2013]
Declassified Memo Shows How CIA Shaped Zero Dar... [Published Gawker - May 06 2013]
Ugly truth: Sometimes, torture works [Published Miami Herald - May 06 2013]
Still Waiting For Obama’s 2nd Term Liberal Para... [Published The Cassandra Files - May 06 2013]
SFAI to Present Kathryn Bigelow and Paul Schimm... [Published Equities.com - May 06 2013]
Senator Udall’s fight to amend our past [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - May 04 2013]
Why are We Still Debating Torture? [Published Human Rights First - May 03 2013]

Blogs

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John Yoo fulfills a dream [Published Power Line - May 10 2013] ( )You may have read in the news that John Yoo has suffered the indignity of being banned from Russia by the government of Vladimir Putin. Yoo and 17 others were banned in a tit for tat response a day after the United States imposed sanctions on Russians ...
John Yoo fulfills a dream [Published Power Line - May 10 2013] (Scott Johnson) You may have read in the news that John Yoo has suffered the indignity of being banned from Russia by the government of Vladimir Putin. Yoo and 17 others were banned in a tit for tat response a day after the United States imposed sanctions ...
Report: CIA Pressured Screenwriter to Remove En... [Published Breitbart Feed - May 07 2013] New declassified files show that the Oscar-winning screenwriter behind Zero Dark Thirty got some unexpected tips on penning the film. The CIA asked Mark Boal to trim "torture" sequences which it worried would reflect poorly on the organization, ...
Declassified Memo Shows How CIA Shaped Zero Dar... [Published Gawker - May 06 2013] Kathryn Bigelow's Osama bin Laden revenge-porn flick Zero Dark Thirty was the biggest publicity coup for the CIA this century outside of the actual killing of Osama bin Laden. But the extent to which the CIA shaped the film has remained unclear. Now, ...
Still Waiting For Obama’s 2nd Term Liberal Para... [Published The Cassandra Files - May 06 2013] Here we are, 106 days into President Obama’s second term. If Republican warnings were correct, we should find ourselves well on the way to some sort of socialist mecca right about now. Let’s check in on that. Hmm…this doesn’t look a lot like rainbow-sprinkled ...

Audio/Video

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Senate grills CIA chief nominee [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Feb 08 2013]
Obama CIA Nom Approves Torture? [Published The Young Turks - YouTube - Feb 06 2013]
Waterboard-Gate: CIA torture whistleblower jail... [Published Russia Today - YouTube - Jan 26 2013]