Paying attention to torture

I can only hope that after the media is done with its Reagasm that they start blasting this instead:

• The Roots of Abu Ghaib
• Pentagon report states that the power to set aside laws and treaties is inherent in the Presidency
• The CIA has talked openly about torturing prisoners, with the President's ok
• The administration is defining torture in such an extreme way, that they are not counting anything that doesn't do permanent damage. Broken legs and concussions heal, right? Not torture. Can't take a crap for days because someone's shoved a mop up your ass? Hey, as long as you can get regular again-- not torture.

...and of course, they're trying to hush everything up. I can't help but think that if it wasn't for the Gipper biting it this past weekend, that this story would be everywhere. As far as I can tell, the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and NY Times have been covering the story, but I've barely seen any mention of it on the CNN homepage, so I suspect that the story is not getting the play it should, which is insane. This kind of thing should send chills up your spine. It sure as hell does mine.

Posted by Jason at June 9, 2004 09:01 AM