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Obama to release OLC torture memos; promises no prosecutions for CIA officials

The objections of the CIA are dismissed and the White House has reportedly opted for full disclosure of Bush-era torture documents.
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  • Thursday, April 16, 2009 01:52 PM

    Given Bybee's caveat that he could not guarantee

    how the courts would interpret the law, can any officials claim that they could reasonably rely on what he told them about what he thought the law was?

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