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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts) Wed Dec 17, 2014, 10:53 AM Dec 2014

The Walk Among Us With Contempt for Our Democracy. David Addington

David Addington

“Helped write the policy papers justifying torture and maintaining that the Geneva Conventions do not apply to detainees at Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib. Helped to shape an August 2002 opinion from the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) that said torture might be justified in some cases. Principal author of November 2001 memo establishing military commissions. Advised on March 2003 memo justifying torture.”
From: http://www.warcriminalswatch.org/index.php/the-culpable/36-the-culprits/59-davidaddington

Pres Obama said we are a nation of laws. It's time for him to step up and prove it.