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'Cover-Up': The Complicity Of The Press In US Violence

'Cover-Up': The Complicity Of The Press In US Violence

All governments lie. Seymour Hersh built his journalism career around the creed that it’s a reporter’s job to expose government lies, especially those told by the United States government. Hersh unraveled a number of major cover-ups and earned a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the My Lai

Jury Finds US Military Contractor CACI Guilty Of Abu Ghraib Torture

Jury Finds US Military Contractor CACI Guilty Of Abu Ghraib Torture

The verdict marked the first time that any U.S. military contractor was held liable for torture during the "war on terrorism."

'Slow Torture': Israel's Detention Of Palestinian Journalists

'Slow Torture': Israel's Detention Of Palestinian Journalists

"Journalists have endured a suffering that future generations will never forget," says Palestinian Journalists Syndicate President Nasser Abu Bakr

In Case Against CACI For Abu Ghraib Torture, Judge Declares Mistrial

In Case Against CACI For Abu Ghraib Torture, Judge Declares Mistrial

Iraqi torture survivors will seek a new trial

US Military Contractor CACI Finally Goes On Trial For Abu Ghraib Torture

US Military Contractor CACI Finally Goes On Trial For Abu Ghraib Torture

Three Iraqis who survived torture at Abu Ghraib have their day in U.S. court—two decades later

Twenty Years In A Security State: CIA's Global Rendition Network, Wrongful Detentions (Exclusive For Subscribers)

Twenty Years In A Security State: The CIA's Torture Business After 9/11

(Image: Lance Page / t r u t h o u t; Adapted: public domain / Wikimedia)[Editor's Note: To mark the 20th anniversary of the rise of the American security state after the September 11th attacks, The Dissenter presents a retrospective on this transformation in policing and government. Each