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Torture and the Media
By Rory OConnor (about the author)
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When it comes to America’s torturing, none of us are blameless in our actions, our ignorance or our acquiescence – not the President and other senior officials who allowed, not the President and senior officials who condone it by refusing to prosecute, and certainly not citizens who elected them and then looked away. Like Jonathan Alter and his ilk, we all preferred to keep our dirty little torture secrets “out of sight, out of mind.” But hell should reserve a special place for those journalists who abdicated their professional and constitutional duties in exchange for access and exaltation – because yes, young Tucker, some evils ARE pretty evil
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Thank you for keeping the torture issue at the forefront!
by Oh on Thursday, Apr 30, 2009 at 8:26:50 AM
Torture Advocates
by Archie on Thursday, Apr 30, 2009 at 4:03:03 PM
Torture and the Media
by Mary Neal on Friday, May 1, 2009 at 12:56:37 AM