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An Interrogation Program Worked Out on the Fly

An Interrogation Program Worked Out on the Fly Testimony at Guantánamo Bay shows that C.I.A. black sites, where some detainees were tortured, amounted to test labs for unproven techniques, with shifting… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The Dodgy Framework and the Middlemen: how NSO Sold its First Pegasus License

The Dodgy Framework and the Middlemen: how NSO Sold its First Pegasus License A legal dispute regarding brokerage fees sheds light on the way the malware was first sold to a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The U.S. Border Patrol and an Israeli Military Contractor Are Putting a Native American Reservation Under “Persistent Surveillance”

The U.S. Border Patrol and an Israeli Military Contractor Are Putting a Native American Reservation Under “Persistent Surveillance” Will Parrish August 25 2019, 11:00 a.m. On the southwestern end of the Tohono… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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At Guantánamo Bay, Torture Apologists Take Refuge in Empty Code Words and Euphemisms

Donate 17 In this photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, the sun sets behind the closed Camp X-Ray detention facility on April 17, 2019, at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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A New York Times journalist was targeted by spyware linked to Saudi Arabia, according to report

A New York Times journalist was targeted by spyware linked to Saudi Arabia, according to report The New York Times building in 2018. (Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images) By Ellen Nakashima  Jan. 28,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Kollars on Van Puyvelde, ‘Outsourcing US Intelligence: Contractors and Government Accountability’

Kollars on Van Puyvelde, ‘Outsourcing US Intelligence: Contractors and Government Accountability’ Author: Damien Van Puyvelde Reviewer: Nina A. Kollars Damien Van Puyvelde. Outsourcing US Intelligence: Contractors and Government Accountability. Edinburgh: Edinburgh… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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CIA Used Prisoner as ‘Training Prop’ for Torture, Psychologist Testifies

CIA Used Prisoner as ‘Training Prop’ for Torture, Psychologist Testifies By Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR 26 January 20 A man accused of helping finance the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks was subjected… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Architect of CIA’s Torture Program Testifies Just Yards From Accused 9/11 Plotter He Waterboarded

James Mitchell, one of the two psychologists who helped devise the CIA’s interrogation program after the 2001 terrorist attacks, in Hollywood, Fla., on July 5, 2017. Photo: Angel Valentin/The New York… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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‘Some Folks Were Tearful’: CIA Waterboarding on Trial in Guantanamo

Detainees stand during an early morning Islamic prayer at the U.S. military prison for ‘enemy combatants’ in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (photo: John Moore/Getty Images) ‘Some Folks Were Tearful’: CIA Waterboarding on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Guantánamo: psychologists who designed CIA torture program to testify

Guantánamo: psychologists who designed CIA torture program to testify Techniques included waterboarding and other forms of torture Hopes that trial will cast more light on scale of program Julian Borger in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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