After 9/11 when almost 3,000 American civilians were killed the country wanted to fight back. Traditional “doves” and Democrats knew it would be political suicide to appear weak, or appear not want to strike back at this attack on our own soil. To protect their own political ass the Dems voted to support George Bush and his [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘CIA Memos’
April 23, 2009
Torture: What’s the legal definition? Who Cares…Jonathan Turdley
People, mostly zealots, throw around the word “torture” like there is some settled legal definition of what that term means. Actually, the definition has evolved over time and also even evolved during the two terms of the Bush Administration. If you are going to talk about prosecution for “torture” you have to actually look to [...]
