by Wordsmith | Jan 22, 2020 | CIA interrogation program
Carol Rosenberg of the NYSlime describing the scene in [sarcasm] unbiased [/sarcasm] terms: GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — On the witness stand was James E. Mitchell, a psychologist and architect of the Bush-era interrogation program that had inflicted torture on prisoners...
by Wordsmith | Jan 7, 2019 | CIA interrogation program, Dick Cheney, Hollywood Limousine & Learjet Liberals, movie review
Bale says in this interview in promotion of Vice that “nobody is all villian; nobody is all saint”; yet in his Golden Globe acceptance speech tonight, WASHINGTON — This year at the Golden Globes, there was no Meryl Streep calling out Donald Trump...
by Wordsmith | Sep 1, 2018 | CIA interrogation program, John McCain, MSM Bias, Obituaries
On the Politifact Facebook page, a post entices readers to check out a PolitiFact article with the following blurb: As John McCain is laid to rest, we remember one of his major legacies: opposing torture. I’m also generally-speaking, opposed to...
by Wordsmith | May 15, 2018 | CIA interrogation program, Fanatical Islam, Global Regions, ISIS, Middle East, Military, Syria, The Iraqi War, War On Terror
This monster: The ISIS commander behind the brutal execution of a Jordanian pilot who was burned to death in a cage in 2015 is among the four senior ISIS leaders captured last week in Iraq. Saddam al-Jamal is one of the most senior ISIS commanders to be...
by Wordsmith | May 13, 2018 | CIA interrogation program, Military
“His sufferings must be that of a man who is drowning, but cannot drown.” -Lt. Grover Flint, Philippine-American War This is going to be a bit of a long, uneven post. It’s, in part, a series of cut-and-paste talking points I have compiled at the...
by Wordsmith | May 10, 2018 | American Intelligence, CIA interrogation program, Donald Trump, John McCain, Politics
“My moral compass is strong, I would not allow CIA to undertake activity that I thought was immoral even if it was technically legal — I would absolutely not permit it.” -Gina Haspel Gina Haspel, when asked at her Senate confirmation hearing yesterday about...
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