PMMJ (cheetahmaster) wrote,
PMMJ
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"Are these techniques 'not torture,' as Mr. Goss claims? In fact, several of them have been practiced by repressive regimes around the world, and they once were routinely condemned by the State Department in its annual human rights reports."

Four years later, the administration has yet to settle on a consistent strategy for holding and punishing people it says are terrorists.

A LITTLE AFTERNOON NEWS:
* Harold Meyerson on the anti-war protesters and an exit strategy without a home.
* CDC wants new powers to quarantine travelers, and more.
* So. Did big oil "participate"?
* Woodward's ties.
* The tanker explosion on 95 this morning burned the pavement off the road.
* Right. When she sais "coward", I'm sure she didn't mean it as an insult.

Tom Shales on Ted Koppel's signoff.
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