November 07, 2007

DOJ as Augean Stables

American Civil Liberties Union : ACLU Learns of Third Secret Torture Memo by Gonzales Justice Department

Legal papers filed in federal court Monday in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and other organizations disclose that the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) for the Department of Justice issued three secret memos in May 2005 relating to the interrogation of detainees in CIA custody. Until now, the existence of only two of those memos had been reported and it was not known precisely when the memos had been written. The memos are believed to have authorized the CIA to use extremely harsh interrogation methods including waterboarding.

No light at the end of the tunnel.


Posted by Michael : November 7, 2007 01:53 PM | Torture | TechnoLinks
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