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Lockerbie : A ‘Conspiracy Theory’ Worth Pursuing
Top, Convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, holding release papers, at Glasgow International Airport, after his release Thursday, August 20, 2009. Photo by Danny Lawson / Pool / AP. Below, wreckage of Pan Am 103, Lockerbie, Scotland, Dec. 21, 1988.Unlocking … Continue reading
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Tagged CIA, Conspiracy Theories, Middle East, Terrorism, US Intelligence
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US Torture: Best al Qaeda Recruiting Tool
Major Matthew AlexanderTorture? It probably killed more Americans than 9/11By Patrick Cockburn / April 26, 2009 The use of torture by the US has proved so counter-productive that it may have led to the death of as many US soldiers … Continue reading
From Those Who Know : Torture Just Doesn’t Work
Artist: Fernando Botero / truthout.Tortured reasoning: The tactical errors of prisoner abuse.By David Rose George W. Bush defended harsh interrogations by pointing to intelligence breakthroughs, but a surprising number of counterterrorist officials say that, apart from being wrong, torture just … Continue reading
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Tagged Abu Ghraib, Bush Administration, Bush Legacy, CIA, Guantanamo, Human Rights, Interrogation Techniques, Terrorism, Torture, US Intelligence, War on Terror
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