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House Passes Bill Applying Army Field Manual Standards to the CIA

December 13, 2007

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Intelligence Auhorization bill which includes a provision applying the Army Field Manual standards of interrogations to the…

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Armed Forces Journal Slams Giuliani and Mukasey for Their Support of Waterboarding

December 13, 2007

The Armed Forces Journal slams Rudy Giuliani and Attorney General Mukasey for their support of the torture technique known as “waterboarding.”

TO RUDY…

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House Votes to limit CIA to Humane Interrogation Methods

December 13, 2007

The following is a statement by Human Rights First Washington Office Director Elisa Massimino:

“Today, the House took an important step toward reining in the…

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Former Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency: Torture Produces Unreliable Information

December 11, 2007

Lieutenant General Harry E. Soyster, USA (Ret.), the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency from 1988 to 1991, weighs in on last night’s

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Why A Stand Against Torture Must Start at the Top

December 11, 2007

From last night’s ABC interview with a former CIA officer on the torture of an al-Qaeda suspect in U.S. custody.

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Former Head of the Defense Intelligence Agency Says Torture Produces Unreliable Information

December 11, 2007

STATEMENT BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL HARRY E. SOYSTER, USA (Ret.),

FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (DIA), 1988-91

“Experienced military and intelligence professionals know that…

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Washington Post: Ending Torture a “Defining Issue” in the Presidential Campaign

December 10, 2007

Here’s today’s Washington Post editorial on the importance of the issue of ending torture in the presidential campaign. It’s worth reading in…

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Campaign Update: Momentum Against Torture Grows

December 7, 2007

It’s been an encouraging couple of weeks in our efforts to put ending torture front and center in the presidential election.

This past weekend, Human…

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