http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/TortureFind stories, videos, and photos about Torture from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:00:58 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/POLITICS/08/31/cheney.cia.interrogations/tztop.cheney.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Torture14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Torture from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/31/cheney.cia.interrogations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/31/cheney.cia.interrogations/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Vice President Dick Cheney had his facts wrong when he blasted Attorney General Eric Holder last week for launching an investigation into past CIA interrogation techniques, an administration official asserted Monday.Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/31/bergen.cheney/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/31/bergen.cheney/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Vice President Dick Cheney said in an interview Friday that just-released CIA documents demonstrate the effectiveness of coercive interrogation techniques.Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/30/analysis.interrogations.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/30/analysis.interrogations.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Vice President Dick Cheney on Sunday said his claim that enhanced interrogation techniques -- including waterboarding -- produced critical post-9/11 information was supported by a pair of intelligence reports released last week.Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/30/cheney.cia.interrogations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/30/cheney.cia.interrogations/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Vice President Dick Cheney said in an interview broadcast Sunday that the Justice Department's decision to review waterboarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques is politically motivated.Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/25/terror.interrogations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/25/terror.interrogations/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Vice President Dick Cheney says documents released Monday support his view that harsh interrogation techniques used on terrorism suspects prevented attacks and yielded crucial information about al Qaeda.Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/24/us.terror.interrogations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/24/us.terror.interrogations/index.html#cnnSTCTextAttorney General Eric Holder has asked federal prosecutor John Durham to examine whether CIA interrogations of suspected terrorists were illegal, the Justice Department announced Monday.Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/19/detainee.abuse.overview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/19/detainee.abuse.overview/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe debate over controversial CIA interrogation practices -- tactics that some say constitute torture -- is rooted in the early years of the fight against terrorism and the Iraq war.Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/22/torture.health.effects/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/22/torture.health.effects/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmir was a salesman before being arrested and taken to the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq in 2003. During his time there, he says, he was forced to lay down in urine and feces, stay naked in his cell for days, and "howl like dogs do" while being pulled by a dog leash. According to his accounts, he was also sodomized with a broomstick and had his genitals stepped on.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/15/guantanamo.detainees.transcripts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/15/guantanamo.detainees.transcripts/index.html#cnnSTCTextAccused terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay complained of abuse that they said led them to tell their CIA interrogators lies, according to sections of U.S. government transcripts made public on Monday.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/02/us.torture.sanchez/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/02/us.torture.sanchez/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe former commander of U.S. forces in Iraq who retired over the Abu Ghraib prison scandal is calling for a truth commission to investigate Bush-era policies behind the abuse and controversial interrogations of detainees.Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/29/levin.cheney/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/29/levin.cheney/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, says former Vice President Dick Cheney's claims -- that classified CIA memos show enhanced interrogation techniques like waterboarding worked -- are wrong.Fri, 29 May 2009 23:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/22/torture.christian/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/22/torture.christian/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe men first ordered Ken Cordier to strip naked.Fri, 22 May 2009 23:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/21/obama.speech/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/21/obama.speech/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama on Thursday defended his decision to shutter the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, saying the prison has made the United States less safe and set back the country's "moral authority."Fri, 22 May 2009 03:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/21/cheney.speech/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/21/cheney.speech/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Vice President Dick Cheney Thursday said the Bush administration's "enhanced" interrogations of al Qaeda prisoners, saved "thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands" of lives.Fri, 22 May 2009 00:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/20/issa.pelosi/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/20/issa.pelosi/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Republican congressman Wednesday asked the head of the FBI to investigate allegations that the CIA lied to Congress about the Bush administration's use of "alternative" interrogation techniques on suspected terrorists.Wed, 20 May 2009 18:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/19/jaffer.detainee.photos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/19/jaffer.detainee.photos/index.html#cnnSTCTextLast week President Obama announced that he would suppress prisoner abuse photographs that he earlier said he would release. Given the president's stated commitment to government transparency, this reversal was both surprising and profoundly disappointing.Wed, 20 May 2009 18:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/20/obama.reversals/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/20/obama.reversals/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen the legendary journalist Helen Thomas was poking White House spokesman Robert Gibbs in the briefing room earlier this week, the topic was gun control, as she demanded in her over-the-top style to know why President Obama backs away from everything these days.Wed, 20 May 2009 16:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/19/pelosi.democrats/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/19/pelosi.democrats/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs congressional Republicans continued Monday to stoke the flames over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's accusation that the CIA lied to her about waterboarding, House Democrats appeared to be standing behind their leader.Tue, 19 May 2009 14:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/18/pelosi.torture/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/18/pelosi.torture/index.html#cnnSTCTextTop Republicans are demanding an apology from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi or proof to back her claim that the CIA misled Congress about the use of harsh interrogation tactics.Tue, 19 May 2009 01:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/18/torture.bush.lawyers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/18/torture.bush.lawyers/index.html#cnnSTCTextA coalition of progressive groups sought Monday to have 12 Bush administration lawyers disbarred for their roles in crafting the legal rationale for so-called enhanced interrogation techniques that many view as torture.Mon, 18 May 2009 16:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/17/pelosi.torture/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/17/pelosi.torture/index.html#cnnSTCTextA key Republican leader demanded Sunday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi produce evidence to back up her assertion that she was misled by the CIA on the use of so-called "enhanced interrogation techniques."Sun, 17 May 2009 16:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/15/pelosi.waterboarding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/15/pelosi.waterboarding/index.html#cnnSTCTextHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi is engaging in a "despicable, dishonest and vicious political effort" to withhold what she knew about the CIA's harsh interrogation techniques, former Speaker Newt Gingrich said Friday.Fri, 15 May 2009 22:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/14/iraq.torture/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/14/iraq.torture/index.html#cnnSTCTextFinding a "smoking gun" linking Iraq and al Qaeda became the main purpose of the abusive interrogation program the Bush administration authorized in 2002, a former State Department official told CNN on Thursday.Fri, 15 May 2009 05:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/14/pelosi.waterboarding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/14/pelosi.waterboarding/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe No. 2 Democrat in the House on Thursday dismissed talk of what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi knew or didn't know about the CIA's interrogation techniques.Fri, 15 May 2009 02:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/14/holder.detainee.photos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/14/holder.detainee.photos/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday the Justice Department is prepared to defend in court President Obama's decision to oppose the release of Defense Department photos showing alleged abuse of detainees.Fri, 15 May 2009 00:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/13/interrogation.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/13/interrogation.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe contentious debate over so-called enhanced interrogation techniques took center stage Wednesday on Capitol Hill as a former FBI agent involved in the questioning of terror suspects testified that such tactics -- including waterboarding -- are ineffective.Thu, 14 May 2009 14:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/12/prisoner.photos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/12/prisoner.photos/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama said Wednesday he told government lawyers to object to a court-ordered release of additional images showing alleged abuse of detainees because the release could affect the safety of U.S. troops and "inflame anti-American opinion."Thu, 14 May 2009 01:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/06/bush.torture/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/06/bush.torture/index.html#cnnSTCTextA national poll indicates that most Americans don't want to see an investigation of Bush administration officials who authorized harsh interrogation techniques on suspected terrorists, even though most people think such procedures were forms of torture.Wed, 06 May 2009 19:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/05/spain.us.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/05/spain.us.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Spanish judge will ask United States judicial authorities if they are already probing or plan to investigate potential charges against six former Bush administration officials for allegedly sanctioning torture of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, according to a court document.Tue, 05 May 2009 14:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/03/rice.interrogations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/03/rice.interrogations/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended the Bush administration's policies on the interrogation of terrorism suspects Sunday, saying former President George W. Bush would not have authorized anything illegal.Mon, 04 May 2009 11:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/30/gross.torture.law/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/30/gross.torture.law/index.html#cnnSTCTextPopular clichés notwithstanding, not all is fair in war. The idea that war is subject to legal rules is an ancient one.Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/26/torture.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/26/torture.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn independent commission is needed to determine who authorized the use of abusive interrogation techniques against suspected terrorists, a leading advocate of such a panel said Sunday.Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/23/cheney.rice.waterboarding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/23/cheney.rice.waterboarding/index.html#cnnSTCTextTop Bush administration officials gave the CIA approval to use waterboarding, a controversial interrogation technique, as early as 2002, a Senate intelligence report shows.Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/22/us.torture.karpinski/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/22/us.torture.karpinski/index.html#cnnSTCTextShe said she was a scapegoat. She said she was just following orders. She said she was demoted unfairly.Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/22/torture.prosecution/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/22/torture.prosecution/index.html#cnnSTCTextAttorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that he would "follow the law" as he weighed potential prosecutions of Bush administration officials who authorized controversial harsh interrogation techniques.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/21/detainees.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/21/detainees.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextSenior Bush administration officials authorized aggressive interrogation techniques -- including forced nudity and waterboarding -- on suspected terrorists, despite concerns from military psychologists and attorneys, according to a Senate report released Tuesday.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/21/obama.memos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/21/obama.memos/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Bush-era interrogation techniques that many view as torture may have yielded important information about terrorists, President Obama's national intelligence director said in an internal memo.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/20/obama.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/20/obama.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama, visiting CIA headquarters Monday, defended his decision to release Bush-era memos on interrogation tactics, saying the country will ultimately be stronger as a result.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/19/cia.torture.chief/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/19/cia.torture.chief/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former head of the CIA slammed President Obama on Sunday for releasing four Bush-era memos, saying the new president has compromised national security.Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/us.torture.documents/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/us.torture.documents/index.html#cnnSTCTextInterrogation tactics such as waterboarding, sleep deprivation and slapping did not violate laws against torture when there was no intent to cause severe pain, according to a Bush-era memo on the tactics released Thursday.Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/torture.cia.immunity/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/torture.cia.immunity/index.html#cnnSTCTextHuman rights organizations reacted angrily Thursday to the Obama administration's announcement that CIA officials would not be prosecuted for past waterboarding and other harsh interrogation tactics.Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/05/senate.interrogations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/05/senate.interrogations/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate Intelligence Committee has launched a review of the Bush administration's controversial interrogation and detention program.Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/04/leahy.commission/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/04/leahy.commission/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate Judiciary Committee chairman called Wednesday for the establishment of a nonpartisan "commission of inquiry" to investigate allegations of wrongdoing against former Bush administration officials in their prosecution of the war on terrorism.Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/27/cia.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/27/cia.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate Intelligence Committee is preparing a review of the CIA's controversial interrogation programs under the Bush White House, a Senate Democratic aide told CNN.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/23/pentagon.gitmo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/23/pentagon.gitmo/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new Defense Department review of detainee operations at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, concludes that the operation does not torture detainees but rather treats them humanely and in accordance with the Geneva Conventions.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/17/ashcroft.waterboarding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/17/ashcroft.waterboarding/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe controversial interrogation technique of waterboarding has served a "valuable" purpose and does not constitute torture, former Attorney General John Ashcroft told a House committee Thursday.Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/18/gitmo.detainees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/18/gitmo.detainees/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer terrorist suspects detained by the United States were tortured, according to medical examinations detailed in a report released Wednesday by a human rights group.Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/22/justice.waterboarding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/22/justice.waterboarding/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Justice Department said Friday it is investigating whether its attorneys properly authorized and reviewed the use of waterboarding by CIA investigators.Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:14:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1710491,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1710491,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA Senate committee will hear allegations that a young U.S. resident was tortured and videotaped Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/30/mukasey.waterboarding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/30/mukasey.waterboarding/index.html#cnnSTCTextDuring five hours of heated wrangling with frustrated Senate Democrats, Attorney General Michael Mukasey refused Wednesday to budge from his position that the controversial interrogation technique known as waterboarding is not clearly illegal.Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/29/mukasey.waterboarding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/29/mukasey.waterboarding/index.html#cnnSTCTextAttorney General Michael Mukasey on Tuesday ruled out declaring openly whether he believes the interrogation technique known as waterboarding constitutes torture.Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/21/cia.agent/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/21/cia.agent/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe CIA asked the Justice Department to investigate whether former operative John Kiriakou illegally disclosed classified information when he talked about the waterboarding of a terrorism suspect, government officials say.Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:21:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1694097,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1694097,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: Despite the furor over destroyed interrogation tapes, Congress's track record on torture does not bode well for a hard-hitting investigation Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/29/youtube.activist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/29/youtube.activist/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Egyptian human rights activist who posted videos about police abuse says YouTube has shut down his account because of complaints that the videos contain "inappropriate material."Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/09/mukasey/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/09/mukasey/index.html#cnnSTCTextRetired federal judge Michael Mukasey officially became attorney general Friday, taking the oath of office without fanfare from a Justice Department official.Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/06/senate.mukasey/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/06/senate.mukasey/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter weeks of controversy over Michael Mukasey's views on waterboarding, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved the former judge's nomination for attorney general. Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/06/waterboard.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/06/waterboard.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextA majority of Americans consider waterboarding a form of torture, but some of those say it's OK for the U.S. government to use the technique, according to a poll released Tuesday.Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/02/leahy.mukasey/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/02/leahy.mukasey/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe confirmation of Michael Mukasey as attorney general was all but assured Friday when two key Democratic senators said they will vote in favor of the nominee despite questions about his views on "waterboarding" and the president's power to order electronic surveillance. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/01/senate.mukasey/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/01/senate.mukasey/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts said Thursday he will oppose President Bush's nominee for attorney general.Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/30/senate.mukasey/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/30/senate.mukasey/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush's pick for attorney general called the interrogation technique known as waterboarding a "repugnant" practice Tuesday, but again refused to say whether it violates U.S. laws banning torture.Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/31/senate.mukasey/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/31/senate.mukasey/index.html#cnnSTCTextA top GOP senator Wednesday warned that Michael Mukasey's nomination for attorney general is "at risk" because the retired federal judge refused to categorically declare that a controversial interrogation technique is torture.Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/30/democrats.mukasey/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/30/democrats.mukasey/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe three leading Democratic presidential candidates announced Tuesday they will oppose President Bush's nomination for attorney general, citing his recent testimony on torture and executive power. Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:13:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1677612,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1677612,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBy turning waterboarding into a make-or-break issue for the Attorney General nominee, the Democrats are using the President's favored weapon of moral clarity against him Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/28/senate.mukasey/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/28/senate.mukasey/index.html#cnnSTCTextA senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Sunday he plans to vote against Michael Mukasey's confirmation as U.S. attorney general.Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/18/mukasey.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/18/mukasey.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe refusal of attorney general-nominee Michael Mukasey to directly disavow waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques frustrated Senate Democrats Thursday.Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/10/carter.torture/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/10/carter.torture/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States tortures prisoners in violation of international law, former President Carter said Wednesday.Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/05/bush.torture/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/05/bush.torture/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush on Friday defended his administration's methods of interrogating terrorism suspects, insisting, "This government does not torture people."Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/19/uk.rendition/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/19/uk.rendition/index.htmlThe British government was under renewed pressure over allegations of so-called extraordinary rendition after reports of a leaked memo suggested Washington may have used UK airspace to transport detainees more often than officials have said.Thu, 19 Jan 2006 09:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/03/limits.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/03/limits.tm/index.htmlSince 9/11, the Administration has deployed aggressive legal and tactical tools to track and hold terrorists. The approach has been criticized in Congress and in the courts.Tue, 03 Jan 2006 20:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/03/senate.gonzales/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/03/senate.gonzales/index.htmlThe Senate confirmed White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales as attorney general on a 60-36 vote Thursday, with many Democrats objecting to his role in crafting Bush administration policies on the treatment of prisoners.Thu, 03 Feb 2005 23:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/27/abu.ghraib.lawsuit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/27/abu.ghraib.lawsuit/index.htmlLawyers representing allegedly abused Iraqi prisoners filed suit in U.S. federal court Tuesday alleging killing, torture and other abuses against the prisoners or their family members in Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.Tue, 27 Jul 2004 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/09/prisoner.abuse/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/09/prisoner.abuse/index.htmlThe Bush administration "circumvented" the Geneva Convention with the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison, the international advocacy group Human Rights Watch said Thursday.Thu, 10 Jun 2004 00:03:00 EDT