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Bin Laden Raid Revives Debate on Value of Torture

New York Times by Scott Shane, Charlie Savage | May. 4, 2011 (News Report)

The raid that led to Bin Laden’s death has raised anew the issue of using torture to gain intelligence. Full Story »

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 by Jon Mitchell - May. 4, 2011

This is a somewhat strange piece that skirts the line of factual reporting in places as it speculates on the role of torture and other heavy interrogation methods in the capture of Osama bin Laden. But the piece is largely about the debate between experts on the subject, and it covers this in a balanced way.

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