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That's the only word I can think of to describe this:
Our Tacit Approval of Torture
We need to come to terms with not just who did what, but our collective complicity with their decisions.
Unlike the Japanese internment, waterboarding was ordered and served up in secret. But it, too, was America's policy—not just Dick Cheney's. Congress was informed about what was happening and raised no objection. The public knew, too. The public knew, too. By 2003, if you didn't understand that the United States was inflicting torture upon those deemed enemy combatants, you weren't paying much attention.
Online now, to be published in Newsweek's May 18 print edition: http://www.newsweek.com/id/195622
Bill E Pilgrim wrote upthread about this same apologia in the Kinsley's Washington Post article. Between this, the idea that torture "works," and the Obama apologists' delusions, all the bases are covered to prevent anyone from being held accountable. Can it get any worse?
