Is half a torture investigation better than none at all?

Slate by Dahlia Lithwick | Aug. 26, 2009 (Opinion)

Holder has fallen prey to the sort of magical legal thinking that seeps through the whole CIA report: the presumption that if there's a legal memo, it must be legal. Full Story »

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by John Louden - Aug. 26, 2009

I found it tortuous (heh,heh) in places but in the main her points are well reasoned.

It’s hard to imagine who’s more demoralized and embarrassed today—the CIA, the Justice Department, the president, or the Office of Legal Counsel. But transparency and accountability are embarrassing. This may not be a process anyone will feel good about, but feeling good isn’t the only objective.