"To violate the statute, an individual must have the specific intent to inflict severe pain or suffering," said an August 2002 memo from then-Assistant Attorney General Jay Bybee ...

In the wake of the release of the CIA torture memos, the Obama Administration already has its hands full with critics on the left who want senior Bush Administration officials prosecuted for the use ...

President Bush signs an executive order laying out rules for interrogation of terrorism suspects. But the long-awaited order is not as specific — or transparent — as many had hoped. This is WEEKEND ...

And so the bickering begins. Any hope that Congress could have a truly nonpartisan discussion about the CIA’s interrogation techniques were dashed just minutes into the first formal hearing since the ...

A leading Democratic senator said Sunday that independent investigators should determine whether Bush administration officials ought to face charges over the harsh interrogation techniques used ...

This is a story about two interrogation programs — one run by the U.S. military, the other run by the CIA. The military program was focused on getting important al-Qaida suspects in Iraq to talk. The ...

A slim majority of Americans believe the “enhanced interrogation techniques” used by the Bush administration were justified but still favor investigation into possible abuses, a new Gallup poll finds.

Gingrich said Pelosi "lied to the House" when she earlier claimed that the CIA had never briefed her about the Bush administration's use of interrogation methods like waterboardin ...

The Justice Department is pressing the CIA to publicly reveal the specific interrogation methods authorized by the Bush administration for a handful of senior al Qaeda captives, senior department ...

(GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba) — The psychologist credited with devising the C.I.A.’s program of “enhanced interrogation” during the war on terror defended his record ...