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Tuesday, June 17, 2008 12:00 AM

John Yoo's ongoing falsehoods in service of limitless government power

Bush's war crimes theorist claims that the Supreme Court protected "Al Qaeda terrorists" who were "captured fighting against the U.S." Both claims are false.

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  • Tuesday, June 17, 2008 05:29 AM

    If only ...

    If only there were a group of people ... nay, let us dream big ... if only there were an entire professional class of well-trained and dedicated people who would actually investigate claims such as the ones endlessly repeated by Yoo and his ilk. And during and after such investigations, perhaps they could report on what they found in regularly-published chronicles. Those chronicles could be purchased by everyday citizens, eager to educate themselves in the topics of the day, both as matter of personal curiousity and as part of their civic duty.

    Oh, I know, it's a totally unrealistic fantasy. But I can dream, can't I?

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