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Forgetting His Vote To Allow Waterboarding, McCain (R-Idiot) Says ‘We Could Never Torture Anyone’

Fiore — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:55:02 +0000

In February, Sen. John McCain (R-Idiot) voted against a bill banning the CIA from waterboarding and using other torture tactics in their interrogations. When the bill passed, McCain urged Bush to veto it, which he did. In an interview with Newsweek published this week, McCain defended his position, insisting that the CIA plays “a special role” in defending the U.S. and thus should be allowed to use harsh interrogation tactics such as waterboarding, but also said "We could never torture anyone". McCain’s vote against the waterboarding ban did make one thing clear: that he condones torture.

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Police ‘torture’ videos cause uproar in Mexico

Stop the Propaganda — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:34:11 +0000

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) – Videos showing Leon police practicing torture techniques on a fellow officer and dragging another through vomit at the instruction of a U.S. adviser created an uproar Tuesday in Mexico, which has struggled to eliminate torture in law enforcement. READ MORE HERE [ Source: CNN.com ] ©2009 Stop the Propaganda / Feed [...]

In the Cause of Fear and Ignorance

John Pilger — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:59:24 +0000

The British lawyer Gareth Peirce, celebrated for her defense of miscarriage of justice victims, wrote recently: “Over the years of the conflict, every lawless action on the part of the British state provoked a similar reaction: internment, ’shoot to kill’, the use of torture . . . brutally obtained false confessions and fabricated evidence. This [...]

How the Pentagon Turned an Interrogation Resistance Program into a Blueprint for Torture

Spencer Ackerman, Washington Independent — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:00:01 +0000

At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing this week, answers about the Bush administration's "enhanced interrogations" finally came to light.

Guantánamo detainees have constitutional right to habeas corpus: Supreme Court Checks and Balances in Boumediene

GlobalResearch.ca — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:07:00 +0000

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