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The Wait to Reach Rock Bottom Is Over

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On May 27, 2009
When I see that Sonia Sotomayor’s competence is being questioned by John Yoo — you know, the guy who constructed a farcical argument that a Constitution that gave Congress numerous specific powers over warmaking was actually intended to replicate monarchical executive power? And did so to justify an arbitrary torture regime? — I…what else can […]

Mixed News on the Bush Torture Memos

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On April 16, 2009
As Steve says, it’s a mixed news day; it’s good that Obama is releasing the torture memos, bad that CIA operatives who carried out torture won’t be prosecuted. Admittedly, the existence of the memos does make prosecuting lower-level people a difficult proposition, and I could live with it…as soon as Yoo, Bradbury et al. are […]
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