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Michael Ratner
The 10th Anniversary of Dubious Military Authorization
Ten years ago this Sunday, Sept. 18, the United States set itself on a destructive course. more
Congress must put halt to CIA's outsourcing of torture
By Michael Ratner U.S. torture must stop. And if you thought Sen. John McCain's amendment stopped it already, think again. Last year, the Bush administration's support for torture came out into the open. Vice President Cheney lobbied Congre... more
Ignoring Geneva Conventions will put more Americans, POWs at risk
The Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal shows just how far the Bush administration has departed from the Geneva Conventions and their requirements that all prisoners, no matter their status, be treated humanely. more
