Tuesday, May 19, 2009

A Truth Commission Beckons. The partisan firefight over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s incendiary allegation that the CIA lied to Congress about its use of “enhanced interrogation techniques”—torture—is a blessing. It turns the compelling case for a public inquiry into the Bush administration’s policies toward terrorism detainees into an urgent necessity. READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries May 19, 2009 Pelosi Finds Some Backing May 18, 2009 Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Mike Huckabee May 16, 2009 Report: U.S. Marine Unit Killed Hundreds of Afghan Civilians May 16, 2009 The Pelosi Puzzle May 16, 2009 ‘Nancy, It’s Leon. We Have to Talk.’ [Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines] 7:30:45 PM    comment []

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