Well, it seems utterly opportunistic to me. Mohammed al-Khatani, our client, has been in Guantanamo six years. This could have happened before. They had commissions set up before. And it looks to me like in a broad way that the Republicans want to make the Democrats appear weak on issues of national security and themselves to appear strong. So they come out and say, "Look it, we've captured the 9/11 guys. We're going to put them on trial." And you have the Democrats saying, "Well, we don't think these trial

Watch the ticking timebomb scenario devastated by Malcolm Nance:

MALCOLM NANCE: Well, the question is, before September 11th, we had this -- we didn't actually have this written into our policy. We were using the practices and procedures of military intelligence.

And the ticking time bomb scenario has always been used as a straw man for other dictators and totalitarian nations. The Argentineans had this problem when they carried out the dirty war.

Will that scenario ever happen? We can't say that it's go

Justice Scalia explains why torture is not considered cruel or unusual punishment.

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=1208

Anthony Romero, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union, discusses the position of the ACLU in regards to terrorism and other wartime legislation.

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"In Defense of America: Fighting A Different Kind of War, Without Becoming A Different Kind of Country" with Anthony Romero, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

President Bush says the U.S. is fighting a "different kind of war," but does that mean it mus

(Part II) On January 8, 2008, Retired Interrogator and SERE Instructor Steven Burden, debated Tony Whatley and Brian Moore on "The Bleepin' Truth" a local Tampa Bay cable television program.

Small clip of a channel 4 series about torture.
And here evil rears its ugly head. To some it's obviously fine to torture children when terrorists are involved. The problem lies in the fact that children are fu**ing innocent and on top of that some governments have quit broad definitions of the term 'terrorist'.
http://www.infowars.com/articles/ps/citizen_spies.htm
By which I mean that YOU could be marked as a terrorist and YOU or YOUR child could get tortured, is that what you want?

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Citing '24' to defend their views on torture.

More info: http://mediamatters.org/items/200702020015

In an televised debate, the Democratic presidential candidates respond to a question about the use of torture under the "ticking time bomb" scenario.

Extraordinary torture and disappearances, justified by the U.S. government as acceptable mechanisms in the war on terror, are some of the most extreme violations of basic human rights of our times.

For more information about this film and to take action visit:
http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/7/outlawed/index.php?fs=action

Gen. Wesley Clark dicusses how America has lost its legitimacy and how Americans have turned a blind eye on WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show, Sept. 17. 2007. Listen to the complete interview here: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/episodes/2007/09/17/segments/85587

George Washington University Professor and Countdown resident Constitutional expert Jonathan Turley joined Keith tonight to discuss the legal implications of President Bush's proposed changes to Article III of the Geneva Conventions. Keith raises an obvious yet seldom mentioned point: Is the Bush administration trying to retroactively legalize crimes it very well may have already committed?

Primetime Torture is a 14-minute film produced by Human Rights First that explores the way torture and interrogation are portrayed on TV. The film features scenes from some of TV's most popular shows and interviews with seasoned interrogators, military educators and Hollywood screenwriters. http://www.primetimetorture.org

The White House said it does not torture, but recent reports show that key admin officials planned the use of torture in the White House. Helen Thomas asks for answers at WH press briefing.

The push to make torture acceptable among americans....

These retired officers are speaking out to bring detainee treatment back into line with the Geneva Conventions and ensure that torture is never again a part of U.S. policy.

War Made Easy reaches into the Orwellian memory hole to expose a 50-year pattern of government decep

A total disgrace

... the dvd, with 60 mins of additional interview material, can be purchased at www.oilsmokeandmirro

1 hr 48 min 55 sec - Noam Chomsky, professor of linguistics, MIT; Amy Goodman, host, Democracy Now!;