- -: Torture and the Modern World - Darius Rejali
July 1, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/06/02/Torture_and_Democracy_What_Now Torture and Democracy author Darius Rejali examines the idea of torture in a modern context, and discusses why accusations of abuse at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay caused such controversy among global observers. ----- ...
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- -: Jane Mayer: SERE Program's 'Curriculum for Torture'
July 21, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/01/The_Dark_Side_Jane_Mayer Jane Mayer, staff writer for The New Yorker, recalls uncovering the role of the military's secret Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) program in building a "curriculum for torture." ----- Jane Mayer takes a close...
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- -: The Role of 'Evil Psychology' in Criminal Interrogations - David Mutton
January 14, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/05/David_Mutton_Policing_Our_Minds "To be effective, investigative psychologists cannot be hampered by the absolutes of a human rights perspective," argues David Mutton. "We can't do it the nice way." Mutton endorses the use of stern psychological techni...
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- -: John Yoo: Obama 'Naive' On Torture Policy
January 28, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/12/18/Uncommon_Knowledge_John_Yoo John Yoo, co-author of the Bush "torture memos," argues that "enhanced interrogation techniques" can greatly assist in intelligence gathering during a time of crisis. He discusses the effectiveness of these techniques, and ...
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- -: John Yoo: 9/11 Civilian Trials A Mistake
January 30, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/12/18/Uncommon_Knowledge_John_Yoo John Yoo, a former official in the United States Department of Justice, argues that allowing terrorists like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed the opportunity to have a civilian trial presents a great threat to national security. Civi...
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- -: Life in a Concrete Cube: Albie Sachs Recalls Apartheid
February 1, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/21/Albie_Sachs_The_Strange_Alchemy_of_Life_and_Law Albie Sachs, a former judge on the Constitutional Court of South Africa, recalls being placed in solitary confinement without trial while living under South African apartheid. Sachs describes the experie...
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- -: Tear It Down? Whistleblower Says Time to Bulldoze Gitmo
February 4, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/22/One_Year_Counting_When_Will_Guantanamo_Close Guantanamo whistleblower Stephen Abraham defends the White House's proposal to move Gitmo detainees to the Thomson Correctional Facility in rural northwestern Illinois and calls for a public demolition of t...
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- -: Could Obama Face a Primary Challenge In 2012?
November 4, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast Citing widespread disillusionment among Democratic voters on issues like Afghanistan, Republican pollster Bill McInturff speculates that President Obama could face a serious Primary challenge in the run-up to the 2012 Presidentia...
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- -: Bourdain and Gill on Animal Cruelty and Worker Rights
September 14, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/05/19/A_A_Gill_and_Anthony_Bourdain_Food_Fighters Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain and renowned food critic A. A. Gill debate the moral relativity of gourmet food production, from foie gras to worker rights. "Most Ghanaian dish washers are treated far worse ...
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Barack Obama: Press Conference On 100 Days
April 29, 2009 (about 15 years ago)President Barack Obama talks of the things his administration has achieved during his first 100 days of presidency and the plans he is determined to execute in the next hundred.
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