WarOnTerror – The Fallout Observer

The CIA Detention and Interrogation Program, 2002 to 2009: Senate Report, Black Sites, Waterboarding, OLC Memos and the Ongoing Legal Fallout

November 18, 2025January 23, 2026ALEXANDRE ANDRADELeave a Comment

A clear, accessible review of The CIA Detention and Interrogation Program, the Senate findings, legal memos, black sites, and the human and institutional consequences The post-9/11 push to prevent another catastrophic attack produced one of the most contested U.S. security efforts of the last two decades, The CIA Detention and Interrogation Program. Built amid fear […]

The Nisour Square Massacre: How Blackwater’s Sept. 16, 2007 Baghdad Shooting Killed 14 Civilians, Led to Convictions, 2020 Pardons, and Lasting Policy Questions

November 18, 2025January 23, 2026ALEXANDRE ANDRADELeave a Comment

A clear timeline of The Nisour Square Massacre, the ‘Raven 23’ shooting, the convictions including Nicholas Slatten, and why accountability gaps still matter On the afternoon of September 16, 2007, a convoy of armored vehicles contracted by the U.S. government entered a busy Baghdad traffic circle and left a scene that many Iraqis remember as […]