Tag: enhanced interrogation techniques

John McCain shaking hands with then-Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in 2010 (image courtesy Chad McNeeley, part of public domain)

John McCain: ‘I Don’t Give A Damn’ What Trump Says–We Won’t...

Donald Trump (in)famously vowed that if he becomes president, this country would start using enhanced interrogation techniques once again--including waterboarding. He seemed to come...
Bush-era torture

Bush-Era CIA Torture Victims May Finally Get Their Day In Court

A landmark ruling last week allowed three victims of CIA torture to proceed with a lawsuit against the two psychologists who made millions designing...
Donald Trump at the 2011 Conservative Political Action Conference (image courtesy Mark Taylor, available under a Creative Commons-Noncommercial license)

Donald Trump Thinks Following International Law Is ‘Ridiculous’

You may recall that on Sunday, I told you that CIA director John Brennan vowed that the CIA will never waterboard anyone again if...
John Brennan being sworn in as CIA director by Joe Biden (image courtesy David Lienemann, part of public domain)

CIA Chief: We ‘Absolutely’ Will Not Waterboard Again, Ever

As many of you know, one of the main reasons I believe that Donald Trump should have been pushed out of the race long...

Donald Trump Promises To Make America Torture Again

You may recall that earlier today, Pope Francis suggested that Donald Trump's numerous promises to build a wall at the Mexican border should make us question whether...
Bryan Fischer speaking at the 2009 Value Voters Summit (from Americans United's Flickr feed)

Bryan Fischer: Hold 9/11 Terrorists Responsible For Tortured Detainees

I've watched the religious right for the better part of two decades, dating back to my days in high school. So I've seen and...