Torture Report. If Americans Don't Want Blowback, Don't Be Loathesome Thugs

Republicans argue the summary will put Americans in danger abroad.  "Some leading Republican lawmakers have warned against releasing the report, saying that domestic and foreign intelligence reports indicate that a detailed account of the brutal interrogation methods used by the C.I.A. during the George W. Bush administration could incite unrest and violence, even resulting in the deaths of Americans." Mark Landler and Peter Baker in The New York Times.

WALDMAN: If the release incites violence, then maybe the United States shouldn't practice torture. "The cynicism necessary to attempt to blame the blowback from their torture program on those who want it exposed is truly a wonder. On one hand, they insist that they did nothing wrong and the program was humane, professional, and legal. On the other they implicitly accept that the truth is so ghastly that if it is released there will be an explosive backlash against America." The Washington Post.

"Cheney Calls For International Ban On Torture Reports"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/dick-cheney-textbook-definition-of.html

"The Iraqi Liar Who Started The War. Let's Torture Willing Informants To Get The Truth?
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-iraqi-liar-who-started-war-torture.html

Full Text Of John McCain's Torture Address From Senate Floor
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/full-text-of-john-mccains-anti-torture.html

"The CIA's First Detainee Spent 266 Days In A Box The Size Of A Coffin"
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-cias-first-detainee-spent-266-days.html

Water Boarding: A Clear Explanation
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/water-boarding-clear-explanation.html

Tom Toles Cartoon: The CIA Torture Report
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/tom-toles-cartoon.html

CIA Torture Report: Most Shocking Passages
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/cia-torture-reports-most-shocking.html

CIA Torture Report: The Three British Plots That The CIA Falsely Cited To Justify Torture

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cia-torture-report-the-three-british-plots-that-the-cia-falsely-cited-to-justify-torture-9914178.html

"Important Takeaways From The CIA's Interrogation Report"
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/important-takeaways-from-cia.html

"Torture Report Articles (Great Wonkblog Compendium)

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/torture-report-articles-great-wonkblog.html

CIA Torture Report: 'Torture Is A Crime And Those Responsible Must Be Tried'
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/cia-torture-report-torture-is-crime-and.html

Cheney's Lucid 1994 Rationale For NOT Invading Iraq. 

Conservatives "Must" See This

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/08/cheneys-lucid-1996-rationale-for-not.html

"Bush's Toxic Legacy In Iraq"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/06/bushs-toxic-legacy-in-iraq.html