Apr 27th, 2009 - US News
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The word torture has tripped awkwardly off tongues throughout Washington ever since the Obama administration's release of legal memos justifying the CIA's use of brutal interrogation measures. It isn't news, of course, that the CIA was playing tough with terrorist suspects. But the lengthy memos included vivid details that belied earlier Bush administration claims that so-called enhanced interrogation techniques were applied sparingly.
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CIA reportedly declined to evaluate harsh interrogations
Apr 25th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Washington -- The CIA used an arsenal of severe interrogation techniques on alleged Al Qaeda prisoners for nearly seven years without ever seeking a rigorous assessment of whether the methods were effective or necessary...
Arab ally says U.S. tortured
Apr 24th, 2009 - POLITICO
Jordan’s King Abdullah II told NBC’s David Gregory in a “Meet the Press” taping that the U.S. had apparently engaged in torture with some of the Bush-era interrogation techniques that President Barack Obama has renounced.
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Apr 24th, 2009 - FOXNews
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: After coming in second Sunday in the Miss USA pageant, Miss California Carrie Prejean continues to grab headlines...
John McQuaid: Karl Rove Tweets on Torture
Apr 24th, 2009 - The Huffington Post
Why is the notion of Karl Rove tweeting in defense of Bush administration torture policies so disturbing? Yes, I suppose U might be impatient with the amount of legal...
Cheney demands release of CIA memos proving torture 'success'
Apr 21st, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
The former US vice-president Dick Cheney has called for the disclosure of CIA memos which reveal the "success" of torture techniques, including waterboarding, used on al-Qaida suspects under the Bush administration.. Cheney said that...
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