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The Politics of Liberal Amnesia
Nancy Pelosi is “pushing back” against charges that she was aware of — and acquiesced in — the CIA’s harsh interrogations of terrorist detainees nearly from the moment the practice began, reports the Politico Web site. Maybe she’s suffering from amnesia. Continue reading
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Tagged show trials, terrorism, torture, water boarding, witch hunt
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Tortured public stance
The White House’s smoothly run message-making machinery broke down last week in contradictory statements that have reignited the terrorist-interrogation controversy.
In the space of a week, the West Wing turned into a Tower of Babel as administration officials from President Obama to his chief of staff to his national intelligence adviser delivered wildly different positions. Continue reading
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Tagged cia, eit, show trials, terrorism, torture, witch hunt
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Presidential Poison
Mark down the date. Tuesday, April 21, 2009, is the moment that any chance of a new era of bipartisan respect in Washington ended. By inviting the prosecution of Bush officials for their antiterror legal advice, President Obama has injected a poison into our politics that he and the country will live to regret. Continue reading
Shock Therapy
When it comes to serious debates on the question of torture, the current administration doesnt appear to have the patience, and most of those in the mainstream media dont seem to have the interest. Continue reading
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Slow Roll Time At Langley
At the Central Intelligence Agency, it’s known as “slow rolling.” That’s what agency officers sometimes do on politically sensitive assignments. They go through the motions; they pass cables back and forth; they take other jobs out of the danger zone; they cover their backsides.
Sad to say, it’s slow roll time at Langley after the release of interrogation memos that, in the words of one veteran officer, “hit the agency like a car bomb in the driveway.” Continue reading
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Chris Matthews is the New Joseph Goebbels
He takes seriously his role as der Führer’s Chief Reich Minister for Propaganda Continue reading
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Tagged chris matthews, media bias, propaganda, torture, water boarding
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