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Monday, December 5, 2005 12:00 AM

America can't take it anymore

The Bush administration has embraced torture as a key part of the "war on terror." Finally, members of Congress, the military and the CIA are speaking out against the abuse.

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  • Sunday, December 4, 2005 10:55 PM

    War on Terror Justifies use of Torture

    Editors of Salon,

    Reading "America Can't Take it Anymore" I wonder if we are tiring of the Bush administration's justification of torture in the war on Iraq because it is eerily similar to the BS we were fed about initiating the war: WMD.

    Aren't these black sites and eroding definitions of "torture," just like WMD where we accused Iraq and Saddam Hussein of hiding the means to harm others?

    Where are the inspectors who should be investigating these abuses of the system by the US? What's good for the goose is good for the gander - transparency of these operations where US military and OGA's are involved is essential to restore the credibility of the US as a world leader.

    Laura McHugh

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