As Afghan soldiers abuse a prisoner, American Special Forces stand idly by
Unidentified American soldiers watching as Afghans — likely a mix of Afghan National Army personnel and interpreters — torture and interrogate a prisoner.
If Bradley Manning was acquitted of aiding the enemy but convicted of espionage, who was he spying for, us?
The detainees are screaming for justice from the outside world, and now they are being heard.
Efrain Rios Montt, who ruthlessly ruled Guatemala in the early 1980s, is currently standing trial for genocide. The burden of justice and nation healing falls on the Guatemalan people: it is their dictator who stands trial and their people who suffered under him. But Americans (and Guatemalans) ought to remember that Rios Montt had big friends in Washington. President Bill Clinton apologized in 1999, saying that the U.S. support for the death squads "was wrong."
General David Petraeus and 'dirty wars' veteran behind commando units implicated in detainee abuse
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Rachel Maddow notes that at John Brennan's confirmation hearing to head the CIA, Republicans asked him questions about leaks and releasing too much information and Democrats focusing on the CIA being more forthcoming with information.
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