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Sunday, October 5, 2008 12:00 AM

Porn producer invokes the Bush/Yoo defense -- unsuccessfully

Citizens who produce fictitious films depicting "humiliation" and "degradation" will be sent to prison. Government officials who do that in reality will be immunized.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Sunday, October 5, 2008 10:59 AM

    The argument is strong either way

    Let's grant that this porn guy is evil scum. So then, our US government torturers also are evil scum who deserve jail at best.

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