law Judge throws out Libyan rendered by UK spooks & CIA to Gaddafi for torture, because "it might embarrass America" Cory Doctorow

uk UK spies cooperated in torture, didn't want to upset US spies Cory Doctorow

human rights Doctors were compelled by US military and CIA to harm detainees, report says Xeni Jardin

politics Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel apologizes for decades of police torture Cory Doctorow

Boing Boing Gadgets Iranian government unveils finger-amputating machine for punishing "thieves" Cory Doctorow

design After torture, and between Harry Potter novels, CIA allowed KSM to design a vacuum cleaner Xeni Jardin

human rights Morning prayers at Guantanamo's Camp 5, where hunger strikers are held Xeni Jardin

politics Ex-CIA officer Kiriakou, who fought torture, sentenced in leak case Xeni Jardin

politics Seven steps to learning to love US torture and detention policies, via "Zero Dark Thirty" Xeni Jardin

human rights CIA 'tortured, sodomized' terror suspect, European human rights court rules Xeni Jardin

human rights Is the new Osama bin Laden snuff flick "Zero Dark Thirty" pro-torture? Xeni Jardin

Science Obedience and fear: What makes people hurt other people? Maggie Koerth

politics Guatemala: Former police chief convicted in 1980s disappearance Xeni Jardin

religion Scientology's "Hole" – alleged torture-camp for high-ranking execs who fell out of favor Cory Doctorow

law Stuff that isn't obviously torture if you're a US gov't official Cory Doctorow

Comics Brian Wood's DMZ: a critical look back Cory Doctorow

corruption Evidence of Britain's colonial crimes revealed, including orders to cover up evidence of further atrocities Cory Doctorow

politics Tony Blair channels Ronald Reagan, "doesn't remember" sending dissidents to Libya for torture Cory Doctorow

security Maher Arar on Canada's pro-torture policy Cory Doctorow