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Thursday, November 13, 2008 12:00 AM

Obama's plans for probing Bush torture

President Bush could pardon officials involved in brutal interrogations -- but he may also face a sweeping investigation under the new president.

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  • Thursday, November 13, 2008 02:03 AM

    A pardon is certainly a possibility.

    But to be ruthlessly mercenary about it, I have one recommendation regarding this so-called "investigation."

    Use the same interrogation techniques on the perpetrators that they used on suspects. Save them for those identified, of course, and don't go after simply suspects like the retards in the last admin did, but once we've got a lock on these people, it's time to slap some bags over their heads and ship them off to a 'black site' for some very special "Hostel" treatment.

    They wiped their collective asses with our Constitution. Its protections should not be available to them.

    T

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