• Posts Tagged ‘Torture’

    Jack Bauer Mentality

    by  • August 2, 2009 • politics & money

    We just love us some torture. Surprisingly, democracies are not necessarily more hostile to the practice than non-democracies. According to the polls, Americans are more willing to tolerate the use of torture than are Chinese. via Attitudes to torture: Tolerating abuse | The Economist. [h/t The Daily Dish]

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    Hiding or Cleaning up Bush’s Mess

    by  • July 30, 2009 • politics & money

    The Obama Administration seems like it will be putting out fires started by the Bush Administration’s disregard for international law, our allies’ law and our constitution well into the future. Being that then Senator Clinton voted for the Iraq War and Senators Clinton & Obama voted for reauthorization of the Patriot Act, they reap what [...]

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