Tag: Torture
Gina Haspel Observed Waterboarding at C.I.A. Black Site, Psychologist Testifies
WASHINGTON — During Gina Haspel’s confirmation hearing to become director of the C.I.A. in 2018, Senator Dianne Feinstein…
C.I.A. Captive Was Too Small for Waterboard, Interrogator Testifies
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — The psychologist who for the C.I.A. waterboarded a prisoner accused of plotting the U.S.S.…
War Crimes Hearing Revisits U.S. Soldiers’ Abuse of Detainees
At one point, a military prosecutor suggested that Mr. Corsetti was lying to get even with the Army,…
Questions Over Death of Ayman Hadhoud, an Egyptian Economist
CAIRO — Ayman Hadhoud, a well-known liberal economist in Egypt, was researching some politically delicate topics like the…
Former C.I.A.-Run Prison Emerges as a New Front in Guantánamo’s Legal Saga
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — Its very existence was a secret at first. Camp 7 housed detainees considered by…
Plea Negotiations in Sept. 11 Case Go on Hiatus for Ramadan
Independent doctors and testing have found that the defendants suffer from brain injuries, rectal damage, memory loss, sleep…
The 9/11 Trial: Why Are Plea Bargain Talks Underway?
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — Pentagon prosecutors have struggled for more than a dozen years to hold the death-penalty…
Sept. 11 Prosecutors Are in Plea Talks That Could Avert a Death-Penalty Trial
Advocates for closure have suggested that some of the men who face charges could serve their sentences in…
‘20th Hijacker’ Is Returned to Saudi Arabia for Mental Health Care
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — The Biden administration on Monday repatriated to Saudi Arabia for mental health care a…