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article.nationalreview.com - 5/14/2009
McCarthy: Obamas Rule of Law
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It is wrong to keep one side of the interrogation story under wraps.
online.wsj.com - 5/14/2009
Congress and Waterboarding
— online.wsj.com — KARL ROVE Someone important appears not to be telling the truth about her knowledge of the CIA's use of enhanced interrogation techniques (EITs). That someone is Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. The political persecution of Bush administration ... (more) Congress and Waterboarding

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emptywheel.firedoglake.com - 5/14/2009
Senator Bob Graham: The CIA Made Up Two Briefing Sessions
— emptywheel.firedoglake.com — Bob Graham says that when he asked when CIA briefed him on torture, they gave him two briefing dates when no briefing had even occurred. (more) Senator Bob Graham: The CIA Made Up Two Briefing Sessions

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jamesfallows.theatlantic.com - 5/15/2009
The CIA vs. Sen. Bob Graham: how to keep score at home
— jamesfallows.theatlantic.com — It's easy! If the CIA says one thing and former Sen. Graham says another, then the CIA is lying. Or, "in error," if you prefer. (Background here and here , in which Graham says that some of the briefings in which he was allegedly filled in about ... (more) The CIA vs. Sen. Bob Graham: how to keep score at home

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The Corner on National Review Online:  The Politicization

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The Politicization
The Corner on National Review Online — ... ] of the Freedom of Information Act is a true outrage and making the interrogations "debate" all the more disingenuous. And Andy, of course, is on it. Read here . ...

How Can Anyone Think Both of These Things?
The American Scene — ... and that Obama Administration economic policies are dangerous. Newt Gingrich agrees, saying that his policies amount to liberal fascism. Glenn Beck says the same thing with spooky graphics. Andy McCarthy thinks “Obama is a true revolutionary” who is anti-constitution, that he is hearkening in the death of freedom, that he seeks to criminalize political disputes with Republicans, and puts political posturing above the rule of law. How can men who make these claims about ...

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