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It’s a historical document, the harrowing report on post-9/11 torture by the CIA that the US Senate published this week. Mother Jones probably nailed it best in one line: «We tortured prisoners, it didn’t work, and we lied about it.» But the report merits a closer look. The Washington Post offers a very nice way to explore it: Their piece gives you the 20 key findings from the report and lets you «zoom in» on each of them to learn more.
From Weekly Filet #187, in December 2014.
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