Last week, at least four Supreme Court justices referred to waterboarding as “torture.” I would have missed this tidbit if I hadn’t been perusing a Spokane newspaper looking for something else. What does Spokane have to do with this? Oh, only the fact a key facet of the George W. B[...]
Posts Tagged ‘CIA Torture’
December 17th, 2014 - 5:20 pm § in Misc.
Republican Legal Thug Says CIA Perps Could be Charged
John Yoo: If the Torture Report Is True, CIA Officers Are at Legal Risk By Conor Friedersdorf A surprising admission by an attorney who was instrumental in enabling the Bush Administration’s brutal interrogation practices[...]
December 11th, 2014 - 12:53 am § in America
Special Offer For Rightwing Defenders Of CIA Torture
Hey all you rightwing torture fans, despite my liberal views on issues like this, I’ll be reasonable and make a deal with you. Here’s my offer. Let’s do a trade: You can have the terrorists who attacked us on 9/11/2001, and do whatever you want to do them, and I’ll look the o[...]
December 7th, 2014 - 4:07 pm § in America
GOP congressman predicts riots if CIA torture report is disclosed
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) told CNN today that releasing a Senate report on CIA torture is a “terrible idea” because it’s likely to provoke a violent backlash in foreign countries if they find out what our last Republican administration did to their fellow citizens. Former CIA torture[...]