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How far did the CIA go with interrogations?

Tuesday, August 25, 2009
By LD Jackson
How far did the CIA go with interrogations?

I have long been someone who believes the persons involved in the CIA’s enhanced interrogations program should not be prosecuted. This especially applies to those who were tasked with the actual interrogations by higher officials intent on getting information from those who were detained. I have long been someone who has believed that the...
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Nancy Pelosi, the CIA, and the Republicans

Friday, May 15, 2009
By LD Jackson

I have refrained from writing about the battle of words that is currently under way between the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and the CIA, concerning how much information Congress was given about the waterboarding of terrorist suspects. Personally, I can’t believe she didn’t know what was going on, as she was the...
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Should we prosecute Bush officials?

Wednesday, April 22, 2009
By LD Jackson

Despite his best efforts to turn the conversation of the country forward and not backward to the Bush administration, President Obama is having to face the issue of harsh interrogations. He has made if pretty clear that he doesn’t want to spend much time on this, preferring to look to advancing his agenda for...
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Obama to order Guantanamo closed

Monday, January 12, 2009
By LD Jackson

A lot of speculation has centered around Barack Obama and how his first 100 days in office will turn out. Much has been said about how he wants to have an economic stimulus package ready to sign, soon after taking office and I am sure that is one of his priorities, but it is...
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