The countries knew about the prisons operating on European soil, “co-operated actively or passively” with the CIA, then lied about it and tried to cover it up, says the draft of a report to the European Parliament.
The countries include Britain, Poland, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, and possibly Poland. How other [...]
Posts under ‘Torture’
EU nations ‘knew of CIA prisons’
Rumsfeld okayed torture says former U.S. general
The ruling class is attacking itself. Pass the popcorn, please.
Meanwhile, the war crimes lawsuit against Rumsfeld continues in Germany.
Sounds like his mojo has about run out. Dubya and Cheney must be getting a bit nervous by all this.
The Brooklyn Abu Ghraib
9/11 torture lawsuit heads to federal court
One disturbing incident, repeated over and over, is particularly haunting  inmates head-slammed into a wall where the staff had taped a T-shirt with an American flag printed on it. The motto on the shirt proclaimed: “These colors don’t run.” In time, that spot on the wall was covered [...]
German ministers ‘knew about CIA torture cells’
This is huge. Stern magazine has documents that show 1) the existence of secret U.S. prisons in Europe, 2) that torture was used, and 3) that German ministers knew.
CIA tried to silence EU on torture flights
And may have at least partially succeeded in doing so.
Stephen Grey’s new book, Ghost Plane, the true story of the CIA torture program, has more on the Bushies’ torturing for democracy.
PS Cheney: “detainees” were water-boarded.
What waterboarding looks like
This is what the neocons are defending as ‘not torture.’
As predicted, the Democrats didn’t put up much of a fight. They are too complicit for that. This is torture we’re talking about. It should be opposed totally and completely. If the Dems really want to convince they are opposed to torture, then they should shut [...]
CIA ‘refused to operate’ secret jails
Even that band of thugs and murderers called the CIA (well, what do you think the CIA does?) is now refusing to obey Bush. Not that they’re bothered by any ethical consideration. Hey, if they were, they wouldn’t have tortured in the past, right? Their quite justifiable concern is they now may get the sorry [...]
Britain warns US over torture bill
Britain’s Attorney-General said the US trying to ignore the Geneva Conventions “risked international condemnation.”
Now, even ranking members of the British government can no longer stomach Dubya – except for the poodle, who continues to yelp excitedly whenever his master calls for more torture.
But then, the poodle won’t be in office much longer anyway.
Republicans split on torture
The chameleon, Colin Powell, is now opposing the Grand Inquisitor plans of Bush to allow more torture and have those doing it be exempt from prosecution. While it’s always nice to see serious schisms emerge among Republicans, Powell has always reminded me of the Dylan lyric “You just want to be on the side that’s [...]
“Shocking affront to the principles of democracy”
That’s Lord Falconer, the highest ranking British legal official, on the Guantamano prison camp.
Yo, Dubya
EU demands to know location of CIA prisons
Weasel words from the Torturer-in-chief
Bush admits CIA had secret prisons
But he says no one was tortured. As always, one needs to cut through the fog of neocon lies and evasions to get to the truth. First off, Bush says the hideous treatment of detainees at Guantanamo isn’t torture because he defines torture as something only evildoers do. As [...]
Craig Murray threatened with legal action
The British authorities are threatening legal action against Craig Murray due to his new book, Murder in Samarkland, which details the US/British policy of sending prisoners to Uzbekistan to be tortured.
They blocked him from putting some of his documenting evidence into the book so he put them online. Now they want those gone too based [...]
‘Murder in Samarkland’ published
As Britain’s outspoken Ambassador to the Central Asian Republic of Uzbekistan, Craig Murray helped expose vicious human rights abuses by the US-funded regime of Islam Karimov. He is now a prominent critic of Western policy in the region.
He was fired for his trouble, after exposing the US/British policy of sending prisoners there to be tortured, [...]
Bush ordered to follow the law!
Court curbs Bush power, fans Guantanamo debate
By declaring the Guantanamo Bay military tribunals illegal, the U.S. Supreme Court put fresh curbs on President George W. Bush’s powers in the war on terrorism and gave ammunition to those demanding the prison be closed.
Rumors that Cheney said “this shows the Supreme Court loves the terrorists and hates [...]
