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mudvillegazette.com - 3/18/2009
Torture is Wrong
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Tom Ricks says he thinks "more than ever that we need a truth and reconciliation commission -- not to punish the low-level guys who inflicted torture, but to set the record straight on who thought it was a good idea to make the use of torture U.S. national policy." I respond : Reuters:  ...
washingtonindependent.com - 3/13/2009
Obama Justice Department Urges Dismissal of Another Torture Case
— washingtonindependent.com — In another move that suggests the Obama Department of Justice is not making many big policy breaks... with its predecessor when it comes to the legal rights of Guantanamo Bay detainees, the department filed a brief renewing the government’s motion ... (more) Obama Justice Department Urges Dismissal of Another ...

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ricks.foreignpolicy.com - 3/17/2009
Torture
— ricks.foreignpolicy.com — This makes me think more than ever that we need a truth and reconciliation commission -- not... to punish the low-level guys who inflicted torture, but to set the record straight on who thought it was a good idea to make the use of torture U.S. national ... (more) Torture

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michaelyon-online.com - 3/16/2009
Water Torture
— michaelyon-online.com — Next > 16 March 2009 There has been much discussion recently about what constitutes torture. Between research/travel... in preparation for a return to Afghanistan and Iraq, I have been working on a couple of dispatches regarding torture. Meanwhile, ... (more) Water Torture

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Mudville Gazette: Torture is Wrong
Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... says he thinks more than ever that we need a truth and reconciliation commission -- not to punish the low-level guys who inflicted torture, but to set the record straight on who thought it was a good idea to make the use of torture U.S. national policy. I respond:Reuters: Exclusive: Lawyer says Guantanamo abuse worse since Obama In fairness, thats a purposefully sensationalist headline. The lawyer in question even acknowledges that the abuses arent administration policy, but are... read ...

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