National Security
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither ...
Illegal government spying, indefinite detention without charge or trial and government-sponsored torture programs after 9/11 transcended the bounds of law and our most treasured values in the name of national security. There has never been a more urgent need to restore individual freedoms, due process rights and our system of checks and balances. More
11/6/2009 | Torture
DOJ letter attaching FBI analysis of Guantánamo interrogation tactics (annotated)
11/6/2009 | Torture
State Department Office of War Crimes Issues tasker to compare federal district courts, U.S. military courts, and military commissions for OLC review and for discussion at September 26, 2001 meeting
11/5/2009 | Detention
Senate Votes Against Barring Funding For Federal Court Prosecutions Of 9/11 Cases
11/5/2009 | Detention
Senate Votes Against Barring Funding For Federal Court Prosecutions Of 9/11 Cases
11/6/2009 | Torture
DOJ letter attaching FBI analysis of Guantánamo interrogation tactics (annotated)
11/6/2009 | Torture
State Department Office of War Crimes Issues tasker to compare federal district courts, U.S. military courts, and military commissions for OLC review and for discussion at September 26, 2001 meeting
11/4/2009 | Detention
Sign-On Letter In Opposition To Graham Amendment Barring Federal Court Prosecution Of Alleged 9/11 Planners And Conspirators
10/30/2009 | Detention, Torture
CIA Vaughn Index of Information related to 18 documents released on 10/30/2009
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We need a full and thorough investigation.
Attorney General Eric Holder finally appointed an independent prosecutor to investigate torture -- but it does not go far enough. Urge him to launch a full and thorough investigation -- that follows the evidence wherever it leads. We need a full and thorough investigation.
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