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Alleging US torture, terror convict Padilla appeals to Americas’ rights group

By Warren Richey | 12/12/12

Jose Padilla's mother is alleging to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights that her son, currently in solitary confinement in a Colorado prison, was tortured during his 4 years in a naval brig.

Curt Goering
Community Voices

U.S. foreign aid serves critical needs and yields a high return on investment

By Curt Goering | 10/22/12

Now that world events have moved to the center stage, our political leaders need to speak out on the high return on investment U.S. foreign aid and international development yield.

Christian Science Monitor

Supreme Court declines case accusing Donald Rumsfeld of torture

By Warren Richey | 06/12/12

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a case examining whether government officials who order the alleged torture of a US citizen on American soil can be sued for violating the citizen’s constitutional rights.

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'Torture memos' author can't be sued for harsh interrogations, court rules

By Warren Richey, Christian Science Monitor | 05/03/12

José Padilla had filed suit against former Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Yoo for allegedly creating a legal justification for Mr. Padilla’s open-ended detention and the coercive interrogation.