the technique." Currently, President George W. Bush supports allowing evidence collected through waterboarding to be used, while a bill has been introduced in Congress rejecting "coercive ...

In the wake of the release of the CIA torture memos, the Obama Administration already has its hands full with critics on the left who want senior Bush Administration officials prosecuted for the use ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The journey into the CIA's most extreme interrogation program began in darkness. Blindfolded, hooded and wearing earmuffs, suspected terrorists were shackled and flown to secret ...

In the years following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the debate over torture largely came to take place within the context of waterboarding. Nearly two decades after the attacks, there ...

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IT'S A SAD day in America when the nominee for attorney general cannot flatly declare that waterboarding is unconstitutional. The interrogation technique simulates drowning and can cause excruciating ...

Top Republicans are demanding an apology from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi or proof to back her claim that the CIA misled Congress about the use of harsh interrogation tactics. Pelosi last week said she ...

Jeremy Palowski at Washington's The Olympian whipped up Internet rage by reporting that a former U.S. soldier is accused of "holding his 4-year-old daughter's head under the water in the kitchen sink ...

WASHINGTON — Vice President Cheney said this week that dunking terrorist suspects in water during questioning was a “no-brainer,” prompting complaints from human-rights advocates that he was endorsing ...

The prohibition was contained in a bill authorizing intelligence activities for the current year, which the Senate approved on a 51-45 vote. It would restrict the CIA to the 19 interrogation ...