I’m happy, of course, that the New York Times came out today advocating for the prosecution of George Bush, Dick Cheney, and those in their administration responsible for green-lighting the use of torture against those thought to have knowledge of terrorist activities directed at the United States. I can’t help but wonder, however, how much […]
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The New York Times says a special prosecutor should look at the role Bush and Cheney played in CIA torture program
Posted in History, Other, Politics Also tagged ACLU, CIA, David Addington, Dick Cheney, George Bush, George Tenet, Iraq war, John Yoo, Jose Rodriguez, Judith Miller, New York Times, torture, War on Terror 9 Comments
Torture memo remix
Jonathan Mann writes a song a day. Today’s song uses text liberated from the recently released Bush torture memos. Specifically, he uses language detailing the 183 instances in which waterboarding was used against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. You can find the lyrics here. While we’re on the subject of torture, it’s probably also worth mentioning that […]