Waterboarding is a torture technique that simulates drowning. The technique was authorized by Justice Department attorneys during the George W. Bush administration for use on detainees captured in the "War on Terror."
By Alexander Abdo, Staff Attorney, ACLU National Security Project at 1:52pm
Earlier this week, a federal appeals court ruled that the CIA can effectively decide for itself what Americans are allowed to learn about the torture committed in ... Read More
By Alexander Abdo, Staff Attorney, ACLU National Security Project at 11:03am
In an email sent to potential supporters a few days before releasing his book on CIA torture, Jose Rodriguez, the former head of the CIA’s Counterterrorism ... Read More
By Devon Chaffee, Washington Legislative Office at 2:18pm
Last night former CIA chief Jose Rodriguez appeared on 60 Minutes to promote his new book defending his role in the CIA's torture program and his decision to order ... Read More
By Alexander Abdo, Staff Attorney, ACLU National Security Project at 4:03pm
On Monday, the latest installment in the defense of torture — Hard Measures, by Jose Rodriguez — will hit bookshelves. Rodriguez, the former head of ... Read More
By Alexander Abdo, Staff Attorney, ACLU National Security Project & Mitra Ebadolahi, Fellow, ACLU National Security Project at 1:45pm
On Friday, the ACLU appeared before the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York to argue that the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires the CIA to release ... Read More
By Zachary Katznelson, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU National Security Project at 1:25pm
Yesterday, the man accused of planning the 2000 U.S.S. Cole bombing appeared before the world for the first time, nine years after his capture, at a military ... Read More
