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Back to Breuer's Claims about Future Investigations

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Now that Dick Cheney is suggesting he won't cooperate with a torture investigation, what does that suggest about Lanny Breuer's efforts to try to keep Cheney's CIA Leak case inteview secret?

McCain Owes Pelosi an Apology

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McCain suggested, back in May, that he was able to prevent the Bush Administration from abusing detainees. I guess not.
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Politico's "Media Criticism" Multiplies the Errors

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The Politico's idea of media criticism appears to be ignoring the merits but deciding whether a bad story will get lots of play.

More CIA Lies about Torture Briefings

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The CIA is lying, once again, about what transpired in briefings with Congress.
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Finder Is CIA's Keeper In Slanted NYT Op-Ed

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As several here have noted, there is a particularly odious op-ed spinning the CIA torture innocence position in today's New York Times by self professed novelist Joseph Finder.

Dick Cheney: I'm Proud I Tortured to Protect Our Country But Not Our Allies

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8 year 8 years 8 years. That's the sum total of Dick Cheney's defense for institutionalizing torture. But I wonder how our allies feel about that defense?
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The WaPo Declares Itself Unable to Find the Truth

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The WaPo has just resigned itself--one of the most storied newspapers of our country--unable to discover the truth. They pull off this neat trick by ignoring evidence in their hands.

Cheney: Torturers Can Do No Wrong

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Cheney says his beloved torturers can do no wrong.
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TT: Are You Ready For Some Football??

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Yep, it is that time of year again; football season is upon us. Not to mention that we are about to enter the stretch drive in MLB and the long summer break is over in F1. It has been a long week, starting with the IG Report release and ending with services for the Lion, Ted Kennedy.

Dan Levin's September Memo

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Dan Levin wrote a memo in September 2004 that reveals certain details about the torture program.

The IG Report Chronology

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Some comments on what the IG Report Chronology tells us.

How a Review Gets to Grand Jury in Five Days or Less

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How could John Durham be scheduling appearances before the grand jury already unless those appearance came out of his torture tape destruction?
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The Royce Lamberth-Vaughn Walker Golf Match

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Royce Lamberth and Vaughn Walker must have been golfing together recently. Because their rulings on governmental secrecy sound totally alike.
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BREAKING! Karl Rove Lectures on "Hitting at US Security" During Time of War

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You think maybe someone should tell Republicans that the guy who outed and then called Valerie Plame "Fair Game" is not their most credible person to sow pout-rage over the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate torture?