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Exclusive: The CIA Chief of Interrogations Who Taught People to Torture
Charlie Wise, the CIA's first chief of interrogations, learned the wrong lessons from the agency's dirty wars in Latin America.
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The grim toll of SEAL training
A 47-page list of BUD/S injuries from 2000-2022 raises questions about whether the first weeks of training are worth the risk.
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My deep dive on Navy SEAL training in Rolling Stone
The Navy has taken the rare step of moving to punish three senior officers involved in SEAL training
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The price of SEAL fame
What the arrest of the operator who claimed he shot bin Laden tells us
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"A pistol, a drill, or a broomstick:" Charlie Wise and the CIA's Legacy of Torture
Torture administered by the former CIA chief of interrogations led a military judge to throw out confessions by a 9/11 suspect
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Justice Declined, Part II
The result of the second Justice Department investigation into the case of Manadel al-Jamadi was no different from the first.
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Justice declined Part I
Prosecutors in Alexandria, Virginia declined to prosecute CIA personnel in the death of Manadel al-Jamadi. And we don't know why.
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What's in the water at BUD/S?
Untreated sewage from Tijuana has forced the closure of beaches near SEAL HQ.
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The Ice Man
The Ice Man
A true story of CIA torture and murder and the Navy SEAL platoon that took the blame.
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