Why the Washington Post refuses to label Waterboarding as torture

Stinger2

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Tue May-12-09 09:32 PM
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Why the Washington Post refuses to label Waterboarding as torture

Edited on Tue May-12-09 09:33 PM by Stinger2

Why the Washington Post refuses to label Waterboarding as torture

A questioner asked:
"What's the difference betwee the 'harsh interrogations' I keep reading about in the Post and actual 'torture'? If it's the same thing, then why not just call it 'torture'? I don't get it. Aren't you guys continuing to catapult Bush-era propaganda when you use such NewSpeak euphemisms for what we all (finally) know was clearly torture, based on US and international law?"
Kane replied:
"You can't call someone a convicted murderer until he/she has actually been convicted. Understand? Get it? The reason we say 'alleged' murder and things like that is for our own legal protection. So we can't be sued for libel. Take a look at financial reports on the newspaper business. We're not going to do anything that leads to us losing any more money these days."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2009/may/12/washington-post-us-press-publishing

The Bush Administration still can inflict fear, they are like Michael Myers 2009, They are Not Dead just in suspended animation until Cheney shocks himself back to life.

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annabanana

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Tue May-12-09 09:35 PM
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1. So they think the jury's still out on whether or not waterboarding is torture?

Edited on Tue May-12-09 09:35 PM by annabanana

Isn't that the argument they're making?

There sure isn't any question as to whether or not Bush & Co ordered it....

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depakid

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Tue May-12-09 09:35 PM
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2. Pravda on the Potomoac has lost all their credibility

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sellitman

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Tue May-12-09 09:38 PM
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3. What a crock of shit.

No better way to describe it.

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babylonsister

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Tue May-12-09 09:40 PM
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4. They "could" examine "torture" vs. "waterboarding" without

any other context. Why can't they just do that? They are flunkies.

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vixengrl

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Tue May-12-09 09:45 PM
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5. Greenslade's point is spot-on, though.

Is it still libel if it's actually true? Would they like to sue a newspaper and have everything dragged out in a BIG PUBLIC CIVIL TRIAL that WILL BE AVIDLY COVERED by the media who finally catch on that, oh, wait, we still have to report the news...oh, right.

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KakistocracyHater

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Wed May-13-09 12:00 AM
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6. So they'll lie for money-now can I put them into infotainment

& as such worthless for real news? All they care about is the bottom line, not news anymore.

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