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Thanks to @KyHenderson and @vicenews for this unusually frank chat about legislative oversight, accountability, and the cultural importance of responsible storytelling (@thereportmovie). vice.com/en_us/article/…

We provided an exclusive look at one of the freed detainees' drawings of his torturous time in a CIA prison. They were shown at his sentencing proceedings but had never been made public. --“This is what his nightmares are all about,” said his lawyer. nytimes.com/2024/12/18/us/…

The Bush administration lawyer whose wife was killed on 9/11 has broken his silence about last week's plea deal in Guantanamo's Sept 11 case, and the associated fallout. Our @nytimes exclusive. nytimes.com/2024/08/06/us/…

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Breaking News: The U.S. defense secretary revoked a plea deal with three men accused of plotting Sept. 11, effectively reinstating it as a death-penalty case. nyti.ms/4ftICi8

The prosecutor who pursued the 9/11 capital case from the very start presented the Pentagon's plea agreement in court today, and the lead defendant , Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was there, silent. Today's dispatch from Guantanamo Bay. nytimes.com/2024/08/01/us/…

New from @nytimes & @carolrosenberg

C.I.A. Violently Cut Off 9/11 Suspect When He Tried to Talk About Attacks nytimes.com/2024/02/29/us/… @carolrosenberg amazon.com/Senate-Intelli…

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In case you missed: A prisoner’s PTSD was discussed in open court, and was central to a ruling that he was unfit for trial. National security censors redacted it. Reporting from Guantánamo Bay. nytimes.com/2023/10/07/us/…

@TheEconomist writes: "Feinstein looked exhausted, but she spoke, as ever, firmly and precisely.... 'History will judge us by our commitment to a just society governed by law & the willingness to face an ugly truth & say 'Never again'.'" economist.com/united-states/…

Dianne Feinstein was an intelligence hawk — and she took on the CIA in a campaign that changed America’s national security conversation for good. Her statement against torture & for accountability may end up being the strongest part of her legacy. huffpost.com/entry/feinstei…

Thank you, @LoopEmma

Thank you, @kaitlancollins cnn.com/2023/09/29/pol…

Annette Bening: "The narrative is so important — the events and the facts stand for themselves. The important thing was to try to serve that as best I could." yahoo.com/entertainment/…

@guardian "The first part of the inside story of the Senate investigation into torture [and] the crisis with the CIA it spurred..." theguardian.com/us-news/2016/s…

"'I was astonished that the [Obama] White House let it go that far,' a former White House official told me. 'It was such a loss of control'.” @NewYorker newyorker.com/magazine/2015/…

@CIA Director Burns: "I was saddened to hear of the passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein... Her long legacy of public service will serve as an inspiration to her colleagues, her constituents, and this Agency for a long time to come..."

They just lowered the flag here at base headquarters at Guantanamo Bay for Senator Dianne Feinstein.