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Whether Bush Can Grant His Administration Pre-emptive Pardons on Torture, a Dicey Area of the Law

By Daphne Eviatar

Obama's advisers are encouraging him to look to the future and avoid the appearance of seeking vengeance for past practices. But many legal experts insist it's as important not to let those responsible for diminishing America's moral stature get away scot-free.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21421.htm



Torturing Democracy

The Documentary PBS Does Not Want You to See Before Jan 21, 2009

Video and Transcript

"Torturing Democracy" is a new documentary which details how the government set aside the rule of law in its pursuit of harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21422.htm



Everyone Should See 'Torturing Democracy'

By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship

If we want to know what torture is, and what it does to human beings, we have to look at it squarely, without flinching. That's just what a powerful and important film, seen by far too few Americans, does.

http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22767.htm



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