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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Leaked Video Reveals Cheney Torture Role?
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Leaked Video Reveals Cheney Torture Role?
http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000550.html
Greetings. The GOP has been burning up recent news cycle with the
inane claim that President Obama's release of the "CIA Torture Memos"
threatens national security and (get this) that it violates the
privacy of various involved parties. Privacy! Orwellian distortions
to the max. Give me an everlovin' break!
Obama's release of the memos was exactly the right thing to do, as
they now explicitly expose the recent Bush administration's use of
illegal torture. They also reveal how (in direct contradiction to
Bush officials' earlier claims) such "enhanced interrogation
techniques" were repeatedly applied to some individuals with a
frequency that would have probably violated the Spanish Inquisition's
interrogation guidelines. And with little or nothing to show for it
all, other than helping to ruin this country's reputation around the
globe.
Obama is wrong about one aspect of the memos. He doesn't want to
prosecute the torture ringleaders, those sneering lawyers and
politicos who sat comfortably behind desks and rationalized the Bush
Torture Regime. The field operatives who followed legal guidance from
those monsters deserve to be immunized, but the officials who
formulated the policies should be prosecuted -- period.
And what of the so-called "Torturer in Chief" ex-VP Dick Cheney? He
continues enthusiastically trying to justify one of the most shameful
sets of policies ever to be formulated by a modern government.
We may never know the full extent of Cheney's tortuous role. But
here's a surprise! We were told that the CIA torture videos had been
destroyed to protect the "privacy" of those involved. But apparently
one heavily edited tape -- less than a minute in length -- escaped
destruction, with ex-VP Dick Cheney at least appearing to be deeply
involved. You have to watch closely though -- he's only visible for
an instant.
YouTube: "Leaked Video Reveals Cheney Torture Role?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ize869blJZs
"For the love of God, Montresor!"
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein
lauren@vortex.com
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800
http://www.pfir.org/lauren
Co-Founder, PFIR
- People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org
Co-Founder, NNSquad
- Network Neutrality Squad - http://www.nnsquad.org
Founder, GCTIP - Global Coalition
for Transparent Internet Performance - http://www.gctip.org
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