Thursday, October 04, 2007

Today in Torture

We caught the New York Times article online last night, well in advance of its print publication.  It's still one of the most talked-about stories, 24 hours later! 


White House uses circular reasoning to deny torture charges



The New York Times reported this morning that in two separate, secret legal opinions signed by the Attorney General, the Bush administration quietly contradicted its official line and endorsed “the harshest interrogation techniques ever used by the Central Intelligence Agency.” After insisting publicly that “torture is abhorrent,” Bush officials “provided explicit authorization to barrage terror [...]



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