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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 4/17/2009
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The OLC memos released today make for chilling reading. They also make it clear that we’re talking about interrogation methods that were whipped up by a group of people who were incredibly eager to torture some of their fellow human beings. They reflect the mindset of a group that regards ...
shadow.foreignpolicy.com - 4/21/2009
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shadow.foreignpolicy.com —
By Philip Zelikow I first gained access to
the OLC memos and learned details about CIA's program
for high-value detainees shortly after the set of opinions were issued in May 2005. I did so as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's policy ...
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The OLC "torture memos": thoughts from a dissenter
salon.com - 4/16/2009
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salon.com —
(updated below) In a just-released statement, Barack Obama
announced that -- in response to an ACLU FOIA
lawsuit -- he has ordered four key Bush-era torture memos released, and the Associated Press, citing anonymous Obama sources, is reporting that ...
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Obama to release OLC torture memos; promises no ...
youtube.com - 4/22/2009
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#109! For this song, I took language directly
from the torture memos. Lyrics below.the detainee is lying
on a gurneythat's inclined at an angle: 10 to 15 deg...
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Torture Memos: Waterboarding (video)
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4/17: Letting The Light In
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... detailed DoJ memos describing controversial interrogation techniques used by the CIA. These memos -- which were authored by lawyers in George W. Bush 's OLC -- authorized the use of harsh interrogation methods such as waterboarding, keeping detainees awake for up to 11 straight days, and "placing them in a dark, cramped box or putting insects into the box to exploit their fears." Liberal bloggers describe these memos as "chilling" and claim that the described methods clearly constitute ...
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