“Torture Teamâ€: British Attorney Philippe Sands on the White House Role in Sanctioning Torture The House Judiciary Committee is preparing to hold a series of hearings examining the Bush administration’s role in authorizing the illegal torture of prisoners in US custody at Guantanamo and elsewhere. On Tuesday, Judiciary Committee Chair John Conyers subpoenaed Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff, David Addington, to testify at a hearing scheduled for June 26th. http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/8/torture_team_british_attorney_philippe_sands