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talkleft.com - 1/13/2009
"War" and Civil Liberties
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On Joe Scarborough's morning show, Newsweek's Jon Meacham continues that magazine's attempt to mainstream torture and Executive abuse of power "in time of war." Let's accept the dubious premise that federal policy against potential terrorist attacks on the United States is "a war," what is the ...
julescrittenden.com - 1/14/2009
About That Torture Thing
— julescrittenden.com — There's a lot of fretting over whether Obama will do the right thing about Guantanamo, and whether... the CIA will barred from using harsh interrogation methods in the GWOT.* Greenwald's having a snit. Now a Guantanamo judge comes forward, says she ... (more) About That Torture Thing

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Khalilzad's "Exit Interview"
undispatch.com - 1/14/2009
Khalilzad's "Exit Interview"
— undispatch.com — Just returning from and event at the New America Foundation in Washington, DC in which Steve Clemons... played host/inquisitor/moderator to a discussion with outgoing United States ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad. Khalilzad ... (more) Khalilzad's "Exit Interview"

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obsidianwings.blogs.com - 1/16/2009
Some Facts For Obama To Consider
— obsidianwings.blogs.com — by hilzoy (1) According to Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution , the President "shall take... Care that the Laws be faithfully executed". (2) According to Article VI of the Constitution, " This Constitution, and the Laws of the ... (more) Some Facts For Obama To Consider

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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:  Newsweek Defends Abu Ghraib

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Newsweek Defends Abu Ghraib
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — ... A simple question: If these torture techniques brought "untold shame" on the United States, then why exactly is Newsweek effectively defending them? Look at the photo above. This is what Cheney and Rumsfeld authorized in order to soften up prisoners before interrogation. Does Jon Meacham, who continued to defend the Cheney line this morning, think that Lynndie England dreamed up this strange scenario all by herself? You think she figured "fear up" as a SERE technique out by telepathy? ...

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