The Pentagon’s decision to drop war-crimes charges against Mohammed al-Qahtani, the alleged “20th hijacker” in the 9/11 attacks, again underscores the consequences of the Bush administration’s descent into torture and other abusive treatment of “war on terror” detainees. If al-Qahtani’s case had gone forward, the U.S. government would have been forced to reveal its own … Continue reading Torture Policies Undermine 9/11 Case