The latest report about kidnappings, rendition, ‘black sites’ and torture is a remarkable piece of investigative work. It provides us with nothing less than a litany of shocking evidence and testimony and at 403 pages it makes for truly grim reading. This article is made up of a very brief set of extracts from the […]
German NGO Seeks Arrest Warrant for Trump’s Deputy CIA Director…
The Berlin-based European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) has called on German federal prosecutors to issue an arrest warrant against Gina Haspel, the deputy director of the CIA, who was appointed on February 2. The ECCHR first pressed charges against unknown CIA operatives in December 2014, after the US Senate Select Committee published […]
Former CIA Officer Jailed in Portugal…
A former CIA officer was jailed this week by Portuguese authorities and expects to be extradited within days to Italy, where she faces four years in prison for her role in the kidnapping of a terrorism suspect in Milan 14 years ago, according to her attorney. Sabrina De Sousa, 61, was one of 26 Americans […]
The U.S. and CIA Could Be Charged for War Crimes…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) may break its longstanding practice of unfairly targeting African nations by charging the United States and the CIA with war crimes. The chief prosecutor…results of a preliminary probe e have suggested the U.S. likely committed war crimes by torturing detainees in Afghanistan…