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: Res ipsa loquiturTorture Tots: Condoleezza Rice Teaches Torture?s Necessity To Fourth Grades
By jonathanturley (index)
In one of the most perverse moments yet in the torture debate, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice took time to explain the need for torture to a fourth grader who was a bit curious why his country tortured people. The question of Misha was considerably more reassuring than Rice’s answers.
Rice was given a [...]
Full post as published by Res ipsa loquitur on May 04, 2009 (boomark / email).
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