tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/14/2009
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Abu Zubaydah was: A) A high-ranking Al Qaeda operative who largely confounded U.S. interrogators with his literary and tactical genius until they submitted him to waterboarding and other forms of torture. After that, he provided key information that likely preempted future attacks. B) A ...
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Debra Saunders: Still an Idiot (Torture Edition)
If I Ran the Zoo —
... Or that Kiriakou's account contradicts other sources who were actually there, who say Zubaydeh provided information before he was tortured. ...
No More Mister Nice Blog —
LETTERS THEY DIDN'T PRINT*Editor, The Chronicle: In attempting to justify waterboarding ("From Jack Bauer to Leon Panetta", January 13), Debra Saunders cites former CIA officer John Kiriakou's assertion that the torture of Abu Zubaydeh saved lives. What she fails to mention is that Kiriakou was not present at the interrogation he refers to. And that Kiriakou's account is disputed by those who were present. And that Zubaydeh was not the high-value target torture supporters claim he was--that, in fact, Zubaydeh was at best delusional ...
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