Getting Waterboarded “Kaj Larsen investigates the practice of waterboarding, an interrogation practice allegedly used by the U.S. government. Is it a legitimate technique or torture?” Current: Getting Waterboarded
Entries Tagged as 'war on terror'
The War on the Unexpected
November 1st, 2007
Bruce Schneier, The War on the Unexpected: “We’ve opened up a new front on the war on terror. It’s an attack on the unique, the unorthodox, the unexpected; it’s a war on different. If you act different, you might find yourself investigated, questioned, and even arrested — even if you did nothing wrong, and had [...]
Tags: bruce schneier · usa · war on terror
Interrogators Fought ‘Battle of Wits’
October 11th, 2007
Washington Post: “”We got more information out of a German general with a game of chess or Ping-Pong than they do today, with their torture,” said Henry Kolm, 90, an MIT physicist who had been assigned to play chess in Germany with Hitler’s deputy, Rudolf Hess.” Zie en luister ook Fresh Air: TV Torture Changes [...]
Tags: interrogation · terrorism · tv · usa · war on terror · wo2
How war was turned into a brand
June 16th, 2007
Naomi Klein: “Israel’s economy isn’t booming despite the political chaos that devours the headlines but because of it.”
Tags: branding · economy · israel · naomi klein · terrorism · war on terror
CIA jails in Europe ‘confirmed’
June 8th, 2007
BBC: “A Council of Europe investigator says he has evidence to prove the CIA ran secret jails in Poland and Romania to interrogate “war on terror” suspects.” Dick Marty’s second report on secret detentions and illegal transfers (532KB PDF)
Tags: cia · council of europe · dick marty · eu · europe · human rights · poland · rendition flights · romania · usa · war on terror
Call that humiliation?
March 31st, 2007
Terry Jones: “No hoods. No electric shocks. No beatings. These Iranians clearly are a very uncivilised bunch.”
Tags: humor · iran · iraq · terry jones · uk · usa · war on terror