by Wayne Finegar | Nov 22, 2019 | and Conflation with Patriotism, Fiftieth Anniversary, Moral Injury, Our History and Work, Religion, Torture and Extraordinary Rendition
An extraordinary event took place in Fayetteville, NC, on September 21, 2019. Fifty years of history were relived through the live recollections of past Quaker House directors, counselors, board members, and people whose lives were touched by Quaker House. People...
by Wayne Finegar | Dec 2, 2017 | Torture and Extraordinary Rendition
Last week, Quaker House attended public hearings about flights and airplanes that were used to transport prisoners to black sites around the world where they were tortured, mainly from September 2001 to September 2006. These hearings were about airfields and a flight...
by Wayne Finegar | Nov 18, 2008 | Torture and Extraordinary Rendition
Friends– I’ve been reflecting on how most of the proposals I’ve seen for opposing torture in the coming years seem too narrow and oriented to one or another “silver bullet” idea. The problem is more complex, and more entrenched, it seems...