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ACLU Studio: An Innocent Man in Guantánamo

By David Felsen, ACLU at 10:54am
Former Guantánamo detainee Lakhdar Boumediene speaks about the 7 1/2 years he spent in detention without charge or trial. Read More

ACLU Studio: The Torture Report

By Ateqah Khaki, ACLU & David Felsen, ACLU at 6:09pm
Sometimes the truth is buried in front of us. That is the case with more than 140,000 pages of government documents relating to the abuse of prisoners by U.S. forces ... Read More

ACLU Studio: A Fall from Grace, or Business as Usual at Guantánamo?

By David Felsen, ACLU at 4:43pm
Many people saw the torture and abuse of prisoners and indefinite detention at Guantánamo Bay in the wake of 9/11 as a fall from grace. Harvard Historian, ... Read More

ACLU Studio: Former FBI Special Agent Disagrees with Cheney’s Tortured Logic

By David Felsen, ACLU at 2:55pm
For nearly 10 years, Ali Soufan helped fight the United States’ secret war on terror, gathering intelligence and interrogating prisoners as an FBI Special ... Read More

L.A. Times Columnist to L.A. Sheriff: Right Your Ship

By David Felsen, ACLU at 3:40pm
Following the release of an ACLU report on Los Angeles County Jails, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times echoed this editorial in calling for L.A. County Sheriff ... Read More

ACLU Studio: Porter Goss, Beer Nuts and Waterboarding

By David Felsen, ACLU at 12:44pm
Apparently, former CIA Director Porter Goss' favorite party trick is to use beer nuts to show how waterboarding is really no big deal. You'll learn this and other ... Read More

Join Us For a Special Film Screening in NYC Tonight!

By David Felsen, ACLU at 4:52pm
Join us in New York City tonight for a special screening of The Oath, a gripping documentary by Oscar-nominated filmmaker, Laura Poitras that tells the story of ... Read More
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