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NYT to Obama: Appoint prosecutor to investigate Cheney for torture
Yahoo News ^ | 22 DEC 2014 | Dylan Stableford

Posted on 12/22/2014 10:20:34 PM PST by South40

'These are, simply, crimes,' paper says of CIA interrogation program former vice president championed

On the heels of the Senate Intelligence Committee's blistering report on the CIA's brutal handling of prisoners after 9/11, the New York Times is calling for a criminal investigation of former Vice President Dick Cheney and other members of the Bush administration for conspiring to commit torture and other crimes prohibited by federal and international laws.

"Americans have known about many of these acts for years," the Times editorial board stated on Monday. "But the 524-page executive summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report erases any lingering doubt about their depravity and illegality."

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: antiamericanism; getbush; iraqwar; partisanwitchhunt; torture; waronterror; waterboarding; wot
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To: Morpheus2009

The truth in reporting organization C.A.M.E.R.A. (Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting) does meticulous, in depth major studies of the bias in coverage of the Middle East by the New York Times.

Google C.A.M.E.R.A. New York Times Israel


41 posted on 12/23/2014 10:01:13 PM PST by Seeing More Clearly Now
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To: South40

What would the nyt say if the paki government tortured some one with guilty knowledge to prevent the murder of 148 students and teachers


42 posted on 12/23/2014 10:04:18 PM PST by morphing libertarian (Defund , sue, impeach. Overturn Obamacare, amnesty.)
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