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DoD Report Confirms Interrogators Pulled “Deliberate Ruse” on Jose Padilla; Convinced Him Flu Shot Was “Truth Serum“
In 2006, a lawyer for convicted terrorist Jose Padilla made an explosive claim in a federal court filing: the enemy combatant was given drugs against his will, believed to …
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EXCLUSIVE: DoD Report Reveals Some Detainees Interrogated While Drugged, Others “Chemically Restrained“
Detainees in custody of the US military were interrogated while drugged with powerful antipsychotic and other medications that
Why Is the Government Collecting Your Biometric Data?
EFF's Jennifer Lynch discusses the expansion of biometric data collection, the growth of databases and the impact on increased surveillance.
Guantanamo Attorney: Supreme Court’s Refusal to Hear Habeas Cases Invalidates Landmark 2008 Ruling
Now what? That's the question attorneys who represent Guantanamo detainees are asking after the Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider the appeals of seven prisoners
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EXCLUSIVE: From Hopeful Immigrant to FBI Informant – the Inside Story of the Other Abu Zubaidah
Hesham opened the envelope at the bar, expecting a green card. Instead it was a subpoena from the FBI, which would force him to testify—against his brother.
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How Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Remains in “Command” and Continues to “Strike Fear“
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed sat stone silent inside the courtroom at the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, refusing to answer routine questions from the judge presiding over his arraignment …
Violence, USA: The Warfare State and the Brutalizing of Everyday Life
Since 9/11, the campaign for homeland security has increasingly mimicked the tactics of the enemies its sought to crush.
Not Since the War of 1812
The horrifying atrocities of September 11 are new in world affairs, not in their scale and character, but in the target.
Counter-Memory and the Politics of Loss After 9/11
To address our collapsing intellectual and moral visions, we must reclaim and re-imagine those moments of compassion, social relations and democratic ideals that surfaced briefly after 9/11.
Was There an Alternative? Looking Back on 9/11 a Decade Later
The Jihadi movement, much of it highly critical of bin Laden, could have been split and undermined after 9/11.