{"id":172,"date":"2015-11-07T13:49:11","date_gmt":"2015-11-07T18:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncstn.org\/content\/?p=172"},"modified":"2018-09-22T00:56:45","modified_gmt":"2018-09-22T04:56:45","slug":"whats-in-the-news-about-torture-the-north-carolina-angle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncstn.org\/content\/2015\/11\/07\/whats-in-the-news-about-torture-the-north-carolina-angle\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s in the news about torture?  The North Carolina angle&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tar Heels have been doing a great job of getting the issue of U.S. torture into the media! Here are news articles, op-eds, letters-to- the-editor, and editorials just since November 2014.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ncstn.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Walker-vigil_JP.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-176 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/ncstn.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Walker-vigil_JP-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"Walker vigil_JP\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/article47207665.html\">\u201cCIA torture, NSA spying will return,\u201d<\/a> <em>Charlotte Observer<\/em> op-ed by William Jackson, November 30, 2015<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/opinion\/editorials\/article44569983.html\">\u201cBurr\u2019s locked torture report,\u201d<\/a> <em>News &amp; Observer<\/em> editorial by the Editorial Board, November 12, 2015<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indyweek.com\/indyweek\/a-real-american-hero-charged-with-espionage\/Content?oid=4864661\">\u201cA real American hero, charged with espionage,\u201d<\/a> <em>Indy Week<\/em> column by Bob Geary, November 4, 2015<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/opinion\/opn-columns-blogs\/ned-barnett\/article42085635.html\">\u201cBlowing the whistle on fear,\u201d<\/a> <em>News &amp; Observer <\/em>column by Ned Barnett, October 31, 2015<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/politics-government\/state-politics\/article42006576.html\">\u201cDuring NC visit, CIA whistleblower laments loss of civil liberties,\u201d<\/a> <em>News &amp; Observer<\/em> article by Anne Blythe, October 30, 2015<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.technicianonline.com\/features\/article_8ab4ba68-7d2a-11e5-8200-8f3086aa1781.html\">\u201cWhistleblower on CIA torture to speak at NCSU,\u201d<\/a> <em>Technician<\/em> article by Alix Vo, October 28, 2015<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/politics-government\/politics-columns-blogs\/under-the-dome\/article25616758.html\">\u201cGroup urging action on torture report,\u201d<\/a> <em>News &amp; Observer <\/em>article by Taylor Knopf, June 26, 2015<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizen-times.com\/story\/opinion\/contributors\/2015\/03\/06\/cost-freedom-entails-moral-accountability\/24504191\/\">&#8220;Cost of freedom entails moral accountability,&#8221;<\/a> <em>Asheville Citizen-Times<\/em> op-ed by Rev. Ken Sehested, March 6, 2015<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.journalnow.com\/news\/local\/group-wants-burr-to-release-torture-report\/article_9275093b-af8d-511e-b82e-2c5972642034.html\">\u201cGroup wants Burr to release torture report,\u201d<\/a> <em>Winston-Salem Journal<\/em> article by Wesley Young, February 26, 2015<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national\/religion\/sen-richard-burr-stop-burying-the-cia-detention-and-torture-report-commentary\/2015\/02\/06\/fc470df0-ae3d-11e4-8876-460b1144cbc1_story.html\">&#8220;Sen. Richard Burr, stop burying the CIA detention and torture report,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<em>Washington Post<\/em> commentary by Douglas S. Long and Sandy Irving, Feb. 6, 2015<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.journalnow.com\/opinion\/columnists\/gary-gloster-and-christina-cowger-burr-should-end-efforts-to\/article_fdb4ee0a-ad75-11e4-9ddf-63b4dca6203b.html\">&#8220;Burr should end efforts to bury torture report,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<em>Winston-Salem Journal<\/em> op-ed by Gary Gloster and Christina Cowger, Feb. 5, 2015<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/article9499379.html\">\u201cWho oversees intelligence?\u201d<\/a> \u00a0<em>Charlotte Observer<\/em> commentary by William E. Jackson, Jr., Feb. 1, 2015<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/politics-government\/politics-columns-blogs\/under-the-dome\/article10233500.html\">\u201cUS Rep Jones agrees \u2018crimes worth of prosecution\u2019 detailed in Senate report,\u201d<\/a> <em>News &amp; Observer<\/em> article by Renee Schoof, Jan. 26, 2015<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/mr-burrs-guantanamo-games\/2015\/01\/23\/bab8d5f0-a1bb-11e4-91fc-7dff95a14458_story.html\">&#8220;Mr. Burr&#8217;s Guantanamo games,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<em>Washington Post<\/em> letter by Christina Cowger, Jan. 23, 2015<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/2014\/12\/27\/4432117\/following-senate-report-johnston.html?sp=\/99\/102\/110\/373\/366\/\">&#8220;Following Senate report, Johnston leaders tout reported CIA contractor as &#8216;good corporate citizen&#8217;,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<em>News &amp; Observer<\/em> article by Nash Dunn, Dec. 27, 2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/2014\/12\/19\/4417239\/nc-stop-torture-now-asks-mccrory.html\">&#8220;NC Stop Torture Now asks McCrory to investigate state&#8217;s role in CIA &#8216;torture report&#8217;,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<em>News &amp; Observer<\/em> article by Colin Campbell, Dec. 19, 2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indyweek.com\/indyweek\/raleigh-activists-calls-for-full-accountability-at-cia-aero-contractors-johnston-county-airport\/Content?oid=4305857\">\u201cN.C. activists call for full accountability at CIA, Aero Contractors, Johnston County Airport,\u201d<\/a> <em>Indy Week<\/em> article by Bob Geary, Dec. 17, 2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/article10194092.html\">\u201cTorture and NC culpability:\u00a0 the state owes apologies, restitution,\u201d<\/a> <em>News &amp; Observer<\/em> op-ed by Allyson Caison and Josh McIntyre, Dec. 15, 2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/article10134353.html\">\u201cBurr needs to help country, NC face up to torture,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0 <em>News &amp; Observer<\/em> op-ed by George Reed and Christina Cowger, Nov. 17, 2014<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tar Heels have been doing a great job of getting the issue of U.S. torture into the media! 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