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Torture -- Right-Wing Distractions
pr.thinkprogress.org - 5/15/2009
Torture -- Right-Wing Distractions
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TORTURE Right-Wing Distractions The debate over accountability for torture authorized by the Bush administration heated up this week. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) led a hearing on Wednesday on Bush-era interrogation practices, featuring testimony from the former counselor to Secretary of State ...
Pelosi: CIA Lied to Me
blogs.abcnews.com - 5/14/2009
Pelosi: CIA Lied to Me
— blogs.abcnews.com — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today accused intelligence officials of giving her “inaccurate and incomplete information” on the... use of waterboarding and other harsh interrogation tactics by the Bush administration, saying that CIA officials are guilty of ... (more) Pelosi: CIA Lied to Me

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thedailybeast.com - 5/15/2009
The Bush Administration Homicides - Page 1
— thedailybeast.com — Abu Ghraib prison Karel Prinsloo / AP Photo For five years as a researcher for Human Rights... Watch and reporter, John Sifton helped investigate homicides resulting from the Bush administration's torture policy. His findings include: An estimated 100 ... (more) The Bush Administration Homicides - Page 1

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The 13 people who made torture possible | Salon News
salon.com - 5/18/2009
The 13 people who made torture possible | Salon News
— salon.com — May 18, 2009 | On April 16, the Obama administration released four memos that were used to... authorize torture in interrogations during the Bush administration. When President Obama released the memos, he said, "It is our intention to assure those who ... (more) The 13 people who made torture possible | Salon News

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Think Progress:  Gingrich lashes out at Pelosi: She is ‘trivial,’ ‘vicious,’ ‘despicable,’ and ‘dishonors the Congress.’

The Political Carnival:  VIDEO: Conservatives Hope Attacks On Pelosi Will Quiet Calls For Truth Commission

Comments from Left Field:  Faux News Reveals True Motivation Behind Attacks on Pelosi

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Gingrich lashes out at Pelosi: She is ‘trivial,’ ‘vicious,’ ‘despicable,’ and ‘dishonors the Congress.’
Think Progress — ... Recently, the right wing has attempted to distract from the push for torture accountability by shifting attention to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). Yesterday, Pelosi accused the CIA of “ ...

Conservatives Express Hope That Their Attacks On Pelosi Will Diminish Calls For Truth Commission
Think Progress — For weeks, conservatives have been launching hypocritical and disingenuous attacks on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) regarding her level of knowledge of the Bush administration’s torture program. Fox News conservatives are revealing one of the underlying motives for these attacks — to diminish calls for a truth commission on torture. While interviewing Newt Gingrich, and later, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Fox host Neil Cavuto wondered whether “both parties will cease and desist” from investigations: ...

VIDEO: Conservatives Hope Attacks On Pelosi Will Quiet Calls For Truth Commission
The Political Carnival — By GottaLaff We've known all along what this is all about. Now it's right out in the open: For weeks, conservatives have been launching hypocritical and disingenuous attacks on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) regarding her level of knowledge of the Bush administration’s torture program. Fox News conservatives are revealing one of the underlying motives for these attacks — to diminish calls for a truth commission on torture. While ...

Faux News Reveals True Motivation Behind Attacks on Pelosi
Comments from Left Field — Not that reality-based bloggers didn’t know this already, but it definitely should be pointed out as frequently as possible (emphasis in original): For weeks, conservatives have been launching hypocritical and disingenuous attacks on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) regarding her level of knowledge of the Bush administration’s torture program. Fox News conservatives are revealing one of the underlying motives for these attacks — to diminish calls for a truth commission on torture. While ...

Faux News Reveals True Motivation Behind Attacks on Pelosi
The Moderate Voice — Not that reality-based bloggers didn’t know this already, but it definitely should be pointed out as frequently as possible (emphasis in original): For weeks, conservatives have been launching hypocritical and disingenuous attacks on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) regarding her level of knowledge of the Bush administration’s torture program. Fox News conservatives are revealing one of the underlying motives for these attacks — to diminish calls for a truth commission on torture. While ...

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The Hollywood Liberal — ... Truth Commission For weeks, conservatives have been launching hypocritical and disingenuous attacks on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) regarding her level of knowledge of the Bush administration’s torture program. Fox News conservatives are revealing one of the underlying motives for these attacks — to diminish calls for a truth commission on torture. While interviewing Newt Gingrich, and later, […] For weeks, conservatives have been launching hypocritical and disingenuous attacks on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) regarding her level of ...

Torture, Accountability, and American Progress
Matthew Yglesias — ... but I think something on a “truth commission” model and serious efforts to bring professional sanctions against John Yoo and Jay Bybee would be a good idea. At any rate, CAP/AF has done a whole bunch of work on this topic. Here’s Senior Fellow William Schultz arguing that “Torture or Not, It’s Illegal and Wrong”. Here’s our CEO John Podesta calling for the impeachment of Jay Bybee. Here’s a recent Progress Report on right-wing distractions aimed at preventing accountability and ThinkProgress’ comprehensive ...

Perino: ‘The terrorists are having a field day’ when we talk about torture.
Think Progress — ... Recently, conservatives who oppose torture investigations have been desperately trying to stifle discussion of Bush administration officials who authorized torture. Last week, for example, Karl Rove said that a public debate about torture serves as a “ ...

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