andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 12/24/2008
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And the lies keep coming : The efficacy of torture is not a close question anywhere outside of Fox television anymore. Darius Rejali has definitively studied the question and showed that torture does not elicit truthful confessions. In his book How To Break a Terrorist ,
former interrogator ...
truthdig.com - 12/24/2008
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In the end, the shame of Vice President
Dick Cheney was total: unmitigated by any notion of...
a graceful departure, let alone the slightest obligation of honest accounting. READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries December 23, 2008 One ...
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Cheney’s Legacy of Deception
dailykos.com - 12/21/2008
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Behold, the first thing to come into Dick
Cheney's mind when asked to name the highlight of...
the Bush Presidency: Transcript: WALLACE: Highest moment the last eight years? CHENEY: Hmmm. Highest moment in the last eight years? Well, I think ...
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Asked To Name Highest Moment In Office, Cheney Comes Up ...
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Should Obama Prosecute Cheney?
Politics Daily —
... Andrew Sullivan, for one, says yes. The primary reason? The Vice President's strong and guiding advocacy for legalizing torture: ...
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