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The Politics of Excusing Torture In The Name of National Security

Mick Meaney May 15, 2009 1

Allow me to share some analysis about the way things work in Washington. President Obama’s flip-flop on his agreement to turn over photographs of detainees being tortured by American soldiers is a message with

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Amnesty International responds to CIA’s denial of Cheney’s request for documents’ release

Mick Meaney May 15, 2009 0

In response to today’s news from the Central Intelligence Agency that it was denying former Vice President Cheney’s request for the public release of two memos — on the basis that the documents are

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