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    CIA Torture Architects Settle With Victims to Avoid Trial

    August 17, 2017 CIA Torture Architects Settle With Victims to Avoid Trial Psychologists James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen, the architects of the CIA’s torture program, have reached a historic settlement in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    CIA torture: lawsuit settled against psychologists who designed techniques

    CIA torture: lawsuit settled against psychologists who designed techniques Terms of settlement undisclosed in case brought by Suleiman Abdullah Salim and Mohamed Ben Soud, who were held in a secret facility… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    said. | Getty Settlement reached in ACLU lawsuit against CIA interrogation

    This is the first time the CIA or its private contractors had been held accountable for torturing suspects in the war on terror, attorneys for the ACLU said. | Getty Settlement… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Settlement Reached in C.I.A. Torture Case

    Settlement Reached in C.I.A. Torture Case By SHERI FINKAUG. 17, 2017 Photo Dr. Bruce Jessen, left, and Dr. James Mitchell, psychologists who contracted with the C.I.A. A settlement in the lawsuit… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Settlement Reached In Case Against Pyschologists Who Designed CIA Torture Program

    Settlement Reached In Case Against Pyschologists Who Designed CIA Torture Program 3:55 August 17, 20174:36 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered David Welna Twitter The ACLU represented the three men… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Settlement Reached in ACLU Lawsuit Against CIA Interrogation

    Settlement Reached in ACLU Lawsuit Against CIA Interrogation By Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated Press 17 August 17 settlement was announced Thursday in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Army employee took $320,000 bribes from contractors in Afghanistan

      Army employee took $320,000 bribes from contractors in Afghanistan by Staff Report • August 13, 2017 • A 48-year-old central Illinois man who worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Afghanistan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Overturned Blackwater conviction evokes darkest days of Iraq War

    Middle East Perspective Overturned Blackwater conviction evokes darkest days of Iraq War An Iraqi looks at a burned-out car days after Blackwater guards opened fire in Baghdad, killing 14 unarmed civilians… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    ‘By creating failed states, West creates new markets for security firms’

     ‘By creating failed states, West creates new markets for security firms’ Published time: 8 Aug, 2017 15:06 Get short URL FILE PHOTO Contractors of the US private security firm Blackwater securing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Judge Rejects Arguments Of CIA Torture Architects, Allows Lawsuit To Go To Trial

    Judge Rejects Arguments Of CIA Torture Architects, Allows Lawsuit To Go To Trial 08 Aug 2017 Kevin Gosztola 0 2 1 CIA contractor James Mitchell on CSPAN2’s “Book TV” (Screen shot… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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