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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 5/13/2009

Obama Reverses Course On Torture Photos

— andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com — In what can only be seen as a stunning reversal, the president is now refusing to release photographs that would help prove that the abuse and torture techniques revealed at Abu Ghraib were endemic in the Bush military. I can't help but wonder if ... (more) Obama Reverses Course On Torture Photos

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judiciary.senate.gov - 5/13/2009

“What Went Wrong: Torture and the Office of Legal Counsel in the Bush Administration”

— judiciary.senate.gov — May 6, 2009 NOTICE OF SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING The Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts will hold a hearing entitled "What Went Wrong: Torture and the Office of Legal Counsel in the Bush ... (more) “What Went Wrong: Torture and the Office of Legal ...

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youtube.com - 5/13/2009

Graham: Torture works because we used it for 500 years (video)

— youtube.com — ThinkProgress.org, 5/13/09 (more) Graham: Torture works because we used it for 500 years ...

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OLC Torture Memo Hearing: Sen. Lindsey Graham Does His Best Cheney Impression
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ... the memos are an ethical train wreck," said Georgetown University Law Professor David Luban in his opening statement. He insisted that the "OLC's job is not to rubber stamp... or to provide cover" for the president. Luban also mentioned a 1983 case known as United States v. Lee, tried under the Reagan Administration, in which waterboarding was deemed illegal and called "water torture." Luban said the OLC memos relied upon a "deeply eccentric interpretation of the law." He said the memo authored by John Yoo that relied on Medicare language to define the limits of harsh ...

The Joke's On Us
Daily Kos — ... The thing is, when we look at the Nazis and the Inquisition, we don't use the term "waterboarding." While you might find it in new articles about a Texas Sherrif who was prosecuted for using the technique on prisoners in 1983, you won't find the term in news accounts of the day. You won't find it in soldier's recollections of World War II or Vietnam. You won't find it, because the word didn't yet exist. ...