Jameel Jaffer

Whether it comes from government spokespeople or celebrity publicists, the phrase “can neither confirm nor deny” is the perfect non-denial denial.

Jameel Jaffer sued for the release of the “drone memos," the policy documents that serve as the basis for the government’s targeted killings.

The U.S. government is withholding thousands of photos of detainee abuse and torture for fear, it claims, of violent repercussions. 

Jameel Jaffer, deputy legal director at the American Civil Liberties Union and director of the ACLU’s Center for Democracy, connects the dots on government surveillance: where we are, where we need to go, and how to get there. The ACLU has filed a lawsuit challenging the NSA’s phone records collection program, and Jaffer is arguing against the Justice Department attorneys.

The Bush administration insisted that the torture at Abu Ghraib was an isolated aberration. The official documents tell a very different story. Jameel Jaffer and Amrit Singh have co-authored Administration of Torture: A Documentary Record from Washington to Abu Ghraib and Beyond.

Administration of Torture is available for purchase at ...