Send Story to a Friend



Alberto Gonzales' Role in Torture Memos Like "Mafia Lawyer Whose Job it is to Help the Don Stay Out of Jail"

Alberto Gonzales' Role in Torture Memos Like "Mafia Lawyer Whose Job it is to Help the Don Stay Out of Jail"

Senate hearings begin today on the nomination of the White House counsel, Alberto Gonzales, as attorney general. He faces tough questions on the torture of detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and Cuba. We speak with journalist Mark Danner of the New Yorker, author of the new book, Torture and Truth: America, Abu Ghraib, and the War on Terror. [includes rush transcript]

Send this story to a friend
Your name:
Your email:
Friend's email:

Paste up to 10 friends' email addresses, separated by commas.
Message:
 
 
hint: if you can't read these two words, click the speaker icon
(the middle red button) to hear them; click it twice to try again.