Glenn Greenwald on CIA Interrogation Probe, Obama and Why the Media Failed on Covering Torture

Democracy Now by Glenn Greewald, Anjali Kamat, Amy Goodman | Aug. 26, 2009 (News Analysis)

(Video) Attorney General Eric Holder has opened an inquiry into CIA torture. On Monday, Holder appointed veteran federal prosecutor John Durham to look into whether CIA interrogators and contractors should be charged for the torture and abuse of foreign prisoners. Holder says he ordered the probe in response to a Justice Department recommendation to reopen nearly a dozen prisoner abuse cases that the Bush administration had closed. Holder says he was further ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Torture, Law, Obama Administration, Human Rights, Civil Liberties, Racism
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Aug 28, 2009 - 12:46 PM PDT
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The torture prosecution action is evaluated.

All torture and the false legal cover must be prosecuted, under U.S. and international law.

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    Salon by Glenn Greenwald | Aug. 28, 2009 (Opinion)
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