Former Ridenhour Book Prize winner and FBI counterterrorism investigator Ali H. Soufan discusses Zero Dark Thirty, the controversial film about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, in the New York Times.
Even in the hottest days of the Cold War, Americans accused of spying for the Soviets had their day in court. These days, we have drones and a kill list.
Former Ridenhour Book Prize recipients Ali Soufan and Jane Mayer discuss the controversial new movie about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, Zero Dark Thirty.
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the detention of prisoners from the Bush administration's "War on Terror" at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.
Did the three Guantánamo prisoners who died the evening of June 9, 2006, succumb to the misapplication of a controlled-suffocation technique called "dryboarding?"
The American reaction to 9/11 included selflessness, dedication, and bravery, but it also included some harebrained and counterproductive steps. As we approach the tenth anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks, Horton examines those reactions.
It's unclear how Congress and the White House will proceed on the question of bringing Bush administration officials to justice. But the momentum is building.
It is no simple matter to prosecute a former president and no precedent for such a prosecution. But inaction on the crimes of the Bush administration is intolerable.
