I'm in the mini-Apple, attending my 50th high school graduation reunion, which, if nothing else, will confirm that the old guy I see in the mirror is as real as the young guy looking from behind the eyeballs at him.

I am a documents and links nut, as those of you who read my stuff on occasion well know.  I subscribe to a number of mailing lists (librarians are wonderful wonderful people) which annotate and direct one to interesting and important websites.  The latest Internet Scout Report provided this one.

The Torture Archive [pdf]

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/torture_archive/index.htm

83,000 digitized pages of items related to torture might not be everyone's cup of tea, but this invaluable resource created by The National Security Archive at The George Washington University is a real gem and an important research tool. Released in August 2009, The Torture Archive contains primary source documents related to the "detention and interrogation of individuals by the United States, in connection with the conduct of hostilities in Iraq and Afghanistan." The project started in 2006 with support from the Open Society Institute, and this archive brings together many documents which are currently available in different places on the Internet. On the site, visitors can view an interactive timeline of related events and search the entire database of documents by title, date, organization, or keywords. Additionally, some parties will want to watch the documentary film "Torturing Democracy", which is available here as well.

I know we have a rough division of labor around the Cafe--and this will be more useful to some than to others.  But all us can benefit by knowing this stuff is out there and accessible to us.  When I post a link I usually say "enjoy".  That would hardly be appropriate this time.  I'll just say use it as you will, and pass it along to anyone else you think might find it interesting and useful.