There can be no “exceptionalism” when the rule of law is broken
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Fault Lines: Richard Armitage on torture
Obama, American Ideals, and Torture as ‘a useful tool’ by Jeremy R. Hammond
Countdown: Torture – Who to prosecute + Maddow: Philip Zelikow
Rule of Law Vetoed by President Obama by Joel S. Hirschhorn
Psychologists Helped Develop the CIA’s Torture Techniques
Ten Terrible Truths About The CIA Torture Memos, Part 1 by Andy Worthington
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