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Tag: torture

America loves war

January 5, 2015 Susan Cunningham Military, War One comment

I am reading James Risen’s latest book on how the military-industrial complex has morphed into the military-homeland security-intelligence complex. Risen is a New York

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BBC documentary reveals American colonel who trained Iraqi torturers

March 12, 2013 Mike Davis Foreign Policy, History, Human Rights, International, Military, War Leave a comment

A new documentary from the BBC (in cooperation with The Guardian newspaper) has revealed direct ties between the torture practices and death squads of

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Don’t stop talking about torture

March 22, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Government, History, War Leave a comment

Some may call it a dead topic that should stay dead, but I think that a national discussion of torture needs to continue. Andy

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