Document justifying Iraq war declassified. On March 20, 2003, the US launched a war against Iraq. Bush admin. said Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. They said Iraq was developing bio & chemical weapons. And that Saddam Hussein was training al Qaeda operatives. Evidence of the claims is in the National Intelligence Estimate. The NIE has just been declassified and …
Chicago PD Black Site
Homan Square warehouse site of torture & detention. Story via The Guardian Chicago PD has an “off-the-books interrogation compound.” The Homan Square warehouse is on Chicago’s west side. Police keep detainees there before being officially booked. People have disappeared there for up to 24-hours. Lawyers are routinely denied access to clients held there. People as young as 15 have been …