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Canada adds U.S. to torture watch list

By Lamont — January 18th, 2008
CTV is reporting that the Canadian government has added the United States to the list of countries that use torture as an interrogation technique. Canada added the US to the list, which also includes Iran and Syria, after the whole debacle with the extraordinary …


US Judges: Guantanamo detainees are not human beings

By Archie Techne — January 12th, 2008
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act does not apply to detainees at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, “effectively ruling that the detainees are not persons at all for purposes of …


What is waterboarding?

By Lamont — December 13th, 2007
The Current has an excellent mini-documentary on waterboarding, where Kaj Larsen voluntarily subjects himself to this form of “interrogation”. The Huffington Post also has Larsen’s commentary on the video. Is waterboarding torture? I would say Yes.