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Torture, tribunals and the death penalty

Well, it seems utterly opportunistic to me. Mohammed al-Khatani, our client, has been in Guantanamo six years. This could have happened before. They had commissions set up before. And it looks to me like in a broad way that the Republicans want to make the Democrats appear weak on issues of national security and themselves to appear strong. So they come out and say, "Look it, we've captured the 9/11 guys. We're going to put them on trial." And you have the Democrats saying, "Well, we don't think these trial

Waterboarding is torture 2

Watch the ticking timebomb scenario devastated by Malcolm Nance: MALCOLM NANCE: Well, the question is, before September 11th, we had this -- we didn't actually have this written into our policy. We were using the practices and procedures of military intelligence. And the ticking time bomb scenario has always been used as a straw man for other dictators and totalitarian nations. The Argentineans had this problem when they carried out the dirty war. Will that scenario ever happen? We can't say that it's go

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Scalia on Torture

Justice Scalia explains why torture is not considered cruel or unusual punishment.

Anthony Romero - The ACLU's Record on Terrorism

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=1208 Anthony Romero, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union, discusses the position of the ACLU in regards to terrorism and other wartime legislation. ----- "In Defense of America: Fighting A Different Kind of War, Without Becoming A Different Kind of Country" with Anthony Romero, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). President Bush says the U.S. is fighting a "different kind of war," but does that mean it mus

Is Waterboarding Torture? Debate in Tampa Part II

(Part II) On January 8, 2008, Retired Interrogator and SERE Instructor Steven Burden, debated Tony Whatley and Brian Moore on "The Bleepin' Truth" a local Tampa Bay cable television program.

Torture children... WTF?!

Small clip of a channel 4 series about torture. And here evil rears its ugly head. To some it's obviously fine to torture children when terrorists are involved. The problem lies in the fact that children are fu**ing innocent and on top of that some governments have quit broad definitions of the term 'terrorist'. http://www.infowars.com/articles/ps/citizen_spies.htm By which I mean that YOU could be marked as a terrorist and YOU or YOUR child could get tortured, is that what you want? more info here: http:/

Republicans, Torture and '24'

Citing '24' to defend their views on torture. More info: http://mediamatters.org/items/200702020015

Democratic Candidates Address Use of Torture

In an televised debate, the Democratic presidential candidates respond to a question about the use of torture under the "ticking time bomb" scenario.

Outlawed: Extraordinary Rendition, Torture and Disappearance

Extraordinary torture and disappearances, justified by the U.S. government as acceptable mechanisms in the war on terror, are some of the most extreme violations of basic human rights of our times. For more information about this film and to take action visit: http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/7/outlawed/index.php?fs=action

Wesley Clark: On America's Loss of Legitimacy

Gen. Wesley Clark dicusses how America has lost its legitimacy and how Americans have turned a blind eye on WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show, Sept. 17. 2007. Listen to the complete interview here: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/episodes/2007/09/17/segments/85587