Cheney Defends Waterboarding Order

Consortium News by Jason Leopold | Dec. 24, 2008 (News Report)

Vice President Dick Cheney, in another stunning admission during his campaign to burnish the Bush administration’s legacy, said he personally authorized the “enhanced interrogations” of 33 suspected terrorist detainees and approved the waterboarding of three so-called “high-value” prisoners. Full Story »

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Walter Cox
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 by Walter Cox - Dec. 24, 2008

A good overview of the current state of affairs with regard to Dick Cheney's admission that he authorized waterboarding and other "enhanced interrogation" techniques. As one commentator noted, "It is no longer a question whether or not war crimes were committed; the only question is whether or not the responsible parties will be held accountable."

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