An American federal appeals court has ruled that two American whistle-blowers cannot sue Donald Rumsfeld for alleged torture. The court found that individuals along the chain of military command are immune from liability in cases like this one.
Former President Bush has casually admitted that he had one of the 9/11 suspects waterboarded and said he would do it again to save lives. The remark was surprising, given that waterboarding is generally viewed as torture, and the admission…
If a recent report is any indication, the majority of enemy combatants being held "indefinitely" will be released if they decide to challenge their confinement. The report by the Washington Post, found that out of 41 prisoners who have challenged…
A number of lawyers are urging a federal appeals court to allow a case against John Yoo to go forward. Yoo worked for the Office of Legal Counsel and advised the president on legal issues, including waterboarding and other interrogation…
A former CIA official who previously said waterboarding was an effective means of interrogation, and referred to a specific incident regarding an Al Qaeda operative, now admits he has no firsthand knowledge of the technique or its effectiveness. In 2007,…
The Canadian Press Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon says diplomat Richard Colvin had a right to make his explosive allegations about Afghan prisoners. He says Colvin exercised his prerogative as a whistleblower by saying Ottawa ignored his warnings that Canadian…
Colin Freeze Toronto — Globe and Mail Update Last updated on Monday, Oct. 05, 2009 08:08PM EDT It’s shaping up to be a bad day for Abdullah Khadr. The scion of Canada’s most infamous family took the witness stand in…
Paul Koring From Thursday’s Globe and Mail Last updated on Thursday, Sep. 24, 2009 03:18AM EDT Abousfian Abdelrazik is suing the government – and Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon personally – for $27-million over Canada’s role in his arrest and alleged…