Torture

Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 1:55 PM UTC

Senate investigating contact between CIA and “Zero Dark Thirty” filmmakers

Sen. Dianne Feinstein will examine the government's role in the "grossly inaccurate" film

Prachi Gupta Topics: Zero Dark Thirty, Senate, Senate Intelligence Committee, Osama Bin Laden, CIA, Hollywood, Torture, Movies

Saturday, Dec 29, 2012 5:00 PM UTC

The “Zero Dark Thirty” debate isn’t really about torture

Reducing "Zero Dark Thirty" to a partisan argument about torture misses the big questions it raises about America

Andrew O'Hehir 98 Topics: Movies, Zero Dark Thirty, Torture, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kathryn Bigelow, Politics, John McCain, Dianne Feinstein, Editor's Picks

Sunday, Dec 23, 2012 2:23 PM UTC

Acting CIA chief blasts “Zero Dark Thirty”

Michael Morell joins growing number of Washington insiders critical of how the film portrays role of torture

David Daley 14 Topics: Zero Dark Thirty, Movies, Torture, CIA, Michael Morell

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 1:55 PM UTC

McCain, Dems slam “misleading” torture depiction in “Zero Dark Thirty”

The implication that torture helped lead to bin Laden's death is “factually inaccurate,” three Senators say

Prachi Gupta and Jillian Rayfield Topics: Zero Dark Thirty, Torture, Osama Bin Laden, Senate, John McCain, Dianne Feinstein, carl levin

Wednesday, Dec 19, 2012 11:16 PM UTC

NDAA’s indefinite detention without trial returns

Sen. Feinstein tried to make it so the government couldn't detain US citizens without trial. It didn't work

Zachary Bell Topics: NDAA, Indefinite Detention, Senator Diane Feinstein, Senator Carl Levin, Torture

Tuesday, Dec 18, 2012 4:23 PM UTC

Torture: America’s other national pastime

Don't let "Zero Dark Thirty" fool you. The suffering we inflict is psychological -- and has lasting consequences

Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch.com Topics: TomDispatch.com, Torture, Zero Dark Thirty, CIA, Osama Bin Laden, Waterboarding

Friday, Dec 14, 2012 5:04 PM UTC

Senate-approved CIA torture report kept under wraps

The 6,000-page investigation challenges the efficacy of enhanced interrogation during the war on terror

Natasha Lennard 11 Topics: Senate, Dianne Feinstein, CIA, Torture, Senate Intelligence Committee, War on Terror, Enhanced interrogation

Friday, Dec 14, 2012 4:06 PM UTC

How true is “ZD30″?

Beyond its discussion of torture, Bigelow and Boal's new film challenges the importance of historical accuracy

Natasha Lennard Topics: CIA, Osama Bin Laden, Zero Dark Thirty, Kathryn Bigelow, mark boal, Abbottabad, Torture, Enhanced interrogation, Extraordinary Rendition, Movies, Film, entertainment news, Editor's Picks

Friday, Dec 14, 2012 1:00 AM UTC

Pick of the week: Kathryn Bigelow’s mesmerizing post-9/11 nightmare

Pick of the week: No, the riveting "Zero Dark Thirty" doesn't glorify torture — its real agenda may be darker still

Andrew O'Hehir 76 Topics: Movies, Torture, Zero Dark Thirty, Kathryn Bigelow, Action movies, Thrillers, Our Picks, Our Picks: Movies, Editor's Pick

Thursday, Dec 13, 2012 3:49 PM UTC

Extraordinary rendition’s day in court

As "Zero Dark Thirty" debate rages, European court rules in favor of man sent to secret Afghan prison by the CIA

Natasha Lennard Topics: Extraordinary Rendition, Khaled El-masri, CIA, War on Terror, Torture, Zero Dark Thirty, European Court of Human Rights, Terrorism, Afghanistan

Monday, Dec 10, 2012 9:30 PM UTC

“Zero Dark Thirty’s” torture debate

Critics and columnists argue over the interrogation techniques in the Osama bin Laden manhunt drama

Prachi Gupta Topics: Zero Dark Thirty, ZDT, Torture, Osama Bin Laden, Afghanistan, Pakistan

Wednesday, Dec 5, 2012 4:17 PM UTC

N.C. prisoners tortured with hot sauce on their genitals

Inmates said guards put them through humiliating, painful acts including simulating sex and kissing snakes

Natasha Lennard Topics: Prison, North Carolina, Torture, Hot sauce, Prison abuse, Sexual assault