The Arrest of Ratko Mladic: A Victory for the EU The Arrest of Ratko Mladic: A Victory for the EU
The path is now open for Serbia’s entry into the Union. But Serbian society has just begun the hard work of coming to terms with the country’s role in perpetrating war ...
May 27, 2011 / Paul Hockenos
Video: Tracking the Army’s Secret Detainee Abuse Task Force Video: Tracking the Army’s Secret Detainee Abuse Task Force
The Army's on-the-ground investigative team in Iraq has failed to hold torturers and abusers accountable for their crimes.
May 14, 2011 / PBS
Memo Noting the Founding of the Detainee Abuse Task Force Memo Noting the Founding of the Detainee Abuse Task Force
This memo, dated August 17, 2004, notes that "On 28 Jul 04, the Detainee Abuse Task Force, was formed by USACIDC to investigate all allegations of Iraqi Detainee abuse involving Co...
May 14, 2011 / The Nation
January 2011 Response to Freedom of Information Act Request January 2011 Response to Freedom of Information Act Request
In this letter, the Army's associate deputy general counsel writes that the CID "never created an official 'Detainee Abuse Task Force.'"
May 14, 2011 / The Nation
Memo From the Detainee Abuse Task Force Memo From the Detainee Abuse Task Force
One of more than twenty CID documents from 2004 and 2005 obtained by the ACLU that reference the Detainee Abuse Task Force. This one, dated October 6, 2004, refers to five abuse ca...
May 14, 2011 / The Nation
Inside the Detainee Abuse Task Force Inside the Detainee Abuse Task Force
Former agents say Army accountability after Abu Ghraib was a whitewash.
May 13, 2011 / Feature / Joshua E.S. Phillips
Honoring Baltasar Garzón Honoring Baltasar Garzón
The Spanish judge who dared to hold brutal human rights violators to account is now fighting for his legal career.
May 12, 2011 / David Cole
McCain Slams Torture Advocates on bin Laden Kill McCain Slams Torture Advocates on bin Laden Kill
Arizona senator provides definitive refutation against Mukasey, Cheney, Rep. King.
May 12, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Goldstone Affair The Goldstone Affair
Despite a “reconsideration” on the part of its author, the Goldstone Report remains as vital as ever for understanding the 2008-2009 Gaza conflict.
Apr 14, 2011 / Adam Horowitz, Lizzy Ratner, and Philip Weiss
Genocide Trial in Kansas Genocide Trial in Kansas
Since the US government prosecuted Nazi war crimes, there have been no criminal prosecutions of genocide here in America—until now.
Apr 14, 2011 / John S. Friedman