Wed 11 Feb 2015
Saying No to Torture: A Gallery of American Heroes
Posted by k under Civil Liberties , Democracy , Globalization/EmpireNo Comments
TomDispatch By Rebecca Gordon
Back in August 2014, Obama explained the urge of the top figures in the Bush administration to torture “some folks” this way: “I understand why it happened. I think it’s important, when we look back, to recall how afraid people were when the twin towers fell.” So naturally, in those panicked days, the people in charge had little choice but to order the waterboarding, wall-slamming, and rectal rehydration of whatever possible terrorists (and innocents) the CIA got their hands on. (more…)