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Though "Too Late" Now, Cables From Secret CIA Black Site Read Like Gina Haspel's "Torture Journaling"

Haspel

'Tip of the Iceberg': Amnesty Demands Independent Probe of Civilians Massacred During US 'Annihilation Tactics' in Raqqa

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

A destroyed car is seen in the western neighborhood of Jazrah on the outskirts of Raqqa, Syria on October 30, 2017.

"How can the coalition avoid inflicting high civilian death tolls in the future without accounting for what went wrong in Raqqa?"

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At Least 28 Civilians Killed by US-Led Bombing of Ice Factory in Syria

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Demonstrators carry signs during an anti-war protest after President Donald Trump launched airstrikes in Syria

"The coalition or our partner forces may have conducted" the airstrike,...

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As Corker-Kaine AUMF Denounced as 'Recipe for Disaster,' Merkley Proposes Plan to Curb President's War Powers

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)

"The way to stop endless #ForeverWar is not for Congress to abandon its...

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CIA Director nominee Gina Haspel

Democrats Shamed for Supporting Gina Haspel, CIA Nominee Who Oversaw 'Chaining Detainees to Ceiling for Days, Naked or in Diapers'

Haspel

As Haspel Faces Senate, People Tortured by CIA Have Some Things to Say

Gina Haspel

CIA Propaganda Denounced as Durbin Sounds Alarm Over Agency Effort to Whitewash Haspel's Torturous Past

Anti-drone demonstrators

'A Dangerous Low': Trump Ignores Deadline for Reporting Civilians Killed by US Drone Attacks

Agence France-Presse's chief photographer in Kabul, Shah Marai,

'Terrible Day for Journalists All Over the World': Dozens Killed as Coordinated Attack Targets Reporters in Kabul

al-marri

Amid Renewed Scrutiny, Qatari Man Tortured on US Soil Demands Justice

CIA Operative Who Tortured, Destroyed CIA Torture Tapes, and Now Wants To Lead CIA Was "Cleared," Says CIA

Gul Rahman

Where Is the Body of This Man Tortured to Death by the CIA?

Corker-Kaine AUMF Would Only Expand Trump's Ability To Wage Endless War

protesters

New AUMF? Critics Warn Against Giving Trump—or Any President—Power to Wage War 'Virtually Anywhere on the Planet'

Sanders: Trump Has 'No Legal Authority' to Bomb or Attack Syria

Critics: Any Trump Attack on Syria Would Be 'Reckless,' 'Dangerous,' and 'Illegal'

Newswire

Brennan Center for Justice

Brennan Center Sues Justice Department Over Terrorism Prosecution Data

Peace Action

Peace Action Applauds the Congressional Progressive Caucus’ People’s Budget

Stop the War Coalition

Amnesty International’s Raqqa Report Is Proof the US-Led Coalition Is Out of Control

Amnesty International - USA

Amnesty International Calls on US to Investigate All Claims of Civilian Casualties

Representative Keith Ellison

U.S. House Makes Clear That There is No Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iran

Veterans for Peace

Veterans Unite with Poor People's Campaign...

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