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Alleged Brazilian Torturer Speaks to Commission
communist regime in Latin America's biggest nation. Retired army Col. Carlos Ustra spoke Friday during a session of the truth commission investigating human rights abuses during this country's 1964-1985 military regime. He said Rousseff "was part guerrilla who was imprisoned and tortured during the dictatorship. Ustra denied allegations that he tortured or ordered the torture of political opponents of the regime.
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Transcript: Kerry, Hatchgoing to end up with some kind of a truth commission , a study of this whole thing. Because of innocence in a court of law, that torture occurred and that is not here, and person that I know of (inaudible) says torture and waterboarding is wrong. CHENEY
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President Obama, Dick Cheney Face Off on National Security Issueshe said. Obama rejected calls for an independent " truth commission " that would look into a wide range of Bush administration values, our Constitution, our belief that we don't torture , with our national security interests," the president violated our ideals and our values. I do believe that it is torture ." Cheney disagreed. "It was done legally. It was done
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Clem's Chronicles: Chryler cuts dealers/GM next/Hubble Overhaul/Pelosi
shuttle Atlantis returns to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (thanks to Ed Bailey for this entry) PELOSI/CIA TORTURE -Did she or didn’t she get a briefing from the CIA on waterboarding? Back in April, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that controversy has shifted attention away from the tactics used by the CIA to Pelosi.....Pelosi again called for a Truth Commission to investigate the Bush Administration’s interrogation tactics. It now looks like such a commission will put the Speaker
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: CIA Lied to MePelosi Wants ' Truth Commission ' Pelosi reiterated her demands for a " truth commission " to further investigate that are considered torture by the United Nations we ought to have a truth commission on all of this, and
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Pelosi: CIA Lied to Me
I have been proud to work for human rights and against torture around the world. . . . I unequivocally oppose the use of torture by our government, because it is contrary to our values interrogation tactics, and repeated her call for a “ truth commission ” to probe the matter. She also accused Republicans of playing
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Transcript: Sens. Jim Webb, D-Va., and Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.says, fine, let's have a truth commission , the one that Senator Kyl on, let's accept that torture is inappropriate behavior was a Marine in Vietnam, torture doesn't work. Let's STEPHANOPOULOS: So, no truth commission ? WEBB: I think this will
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The Note, 4/30/2009: Politics 101 -- Next 100 days starts with new GOP messaging (yes, again)
the Bush administration sanctioned torture . Vice President Joe Biden danced around Thursday. “We believe it was torture .” “In a strikingly defensive explanation 100 days in office, his comments on torture underscored a gnawing dilemma: His Nancy Pelosi had been pushing for a ‘ truth commission ’ to investigate the CIA's use of
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Should There Be Investigations Over Interrogation?
officials knew about the methods being used. In other words, when officials approved techniques did they believe they were torture ? There was a good discussion of the topic yesterday on This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Matthew Dowd: WELL ON HERE." MEMBERS OF CONGRESS KNEW FULL WELL WHAT WAS GOING ON. George Will: WHEN SPEAKER PELOSI SAYS SHE WANTS A TRUTH COMMISSION , SHE BETTER BE PREPARED TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH THAT COMMISSION, THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO KNOW HOW A TEN-YEAR MEMBER
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The Note, 4/27/2009: Marks & Hallmarks -- Can Obama’s popularity push less popular agenda?
United States should consider employing torture against such suspects.” His personal With the still-boiling debate over torture ongoing, one of the Big Three car prosecutions of Bush officials for authorizing torture , then two days later he left the door Conservatives are torn. On the one hand, a ‘ truth commission ’ to investigate enhanced interrogation
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Marks & Hallmarks -- Can Obama’s popularity push less popular agenda?
United States should consider employing torture against such suspects.” His personal With the still-boiling debate over torture ongoing, one of the Big Three car prosecutions of Bush officials for authorizing torture , then two days later he left the door Conservatives are torn. On the one hand, a ‘ truth commission ’ to investigate enhanced interrogation
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Obama's First 100 Days
support Obama's ban on employing torture tactics against detainees. On releasing the memos, and calls for a " truth commission " on Capitol Hill: GEORGE WILL clear issue. Even the author of the torture memos said he is uncomfortable with are really trying to do is sanction torture . MATTHEW DOWD: Well that's the Speaker Pelosi said she wanted a truth commission she better be prepared to be acquainted
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The Note's Must-Reads for Friday, April 24, 2009
Boston Globe’s Joseph Williams: “Pressure builds on torture issue” LINK The New York Daily News' James Gordon Meek: "Maybe torture was helpful, Gibbs says, but other methods would have worked too" LINK The Politico's Josh Gerstein & Amie Parnes: "Obama: Truth Commission Is A Mistake" LINK The Politico's Jim Vandehei & John F
