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New York -
Jon Stewart, icon of late-night cable TV political satire, dealt with the release of a damning report on US torture as only he could-- with a healthy dose of comic relief.
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A landmark bipartisan study has found "indisputable" evidence that the United States practiced torture in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and that the George W. Bush administration is responsible.
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The Egyptian president has dubbed as "insults" allegations that the armed forces were involved in the murder and torture of protesters throughout the course of the Egyptian Revolution two years ago.
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In 2003 the invasion of Iraq began. Before the war it was argued that Iraq was a danger to its neighbours and the rest of the world; the poor treatment of its people by the Hussein regime was also highlighted as another justification for going to war.
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The Pentagon sent a pair of retired colonels, one of them a veteran of the Central American "dirty wars," to oversee Iraqi commando units that set up secret torture centers where horrific abuses against prisoners, some of them children, occurred.
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A prominent former member of the U.S. designated terrorist group Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, who is suing the British government over rendition to a Gaddafi prison where he was tortured, is wiling to drop the suit in return for £3 and an apology.
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Thursday, February 28 sees CIA whistleblower, John Kiriakou, report to jail to start his 30-month prison term for whistleblowing on the federal government's torture program.
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Washington -
Former CIA officer and accused whistleblower, John Kiriakou hosted a party prior to heading to jail to serve his 30 month sentence. RT was there. The video shows some of the party itself, as well as interviews with Kiriakou and another whistleblower.
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Washington -
Questions regarding enhanced interrogation, drone strikes and targeted killings dominated Thursday's Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing for John Brennan, President Barack Obama's nominee for CIA director.
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Palmdale -
The dreams of having a family were shattered for two Palmdale, Calif. children after their adoptive mother was arrested on charges that she allegedly abused and tortured them.
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