Ben Stein Politico: Post story bolsters Cheney
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0809/Post_story_bolsters_Cheney.html
August 29, 2009 Categories: Newspapers
The Washington Post leads today with an extraordinary story cutting against the conclusions of a series of recent government and media reports to cast as straight news — with a few hedges and qualifications — that waterboarding and sleep deprivation worked like a charm to turn Kalid Sheik Mohammed from an enemy into an "asset."
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Torture foes have argued that Mohammed was eager to tell his story and had, in fact, revealed many of his "secrets" in an Al Jazeera interview before his capture. This story seems to channel the CIA's pushback against, particularly, Attorney General Eric Holder.
Cheney biographer Stephen Hayes noted the story this morning on the blog of The Weekly Standard.
"Is the mainstream media coming around?" he asked.
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20090829 Ben Stein Politico Post story bolsters Cheney
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0809/Post_story_bolsters_Cheney.html
August 29, 2009 Categories: Newspapers
The Washington Post leads today with an extraordinary story cutting against the conclusions of a series of recent government and media reports to cast as straight news — with a few hedges and qualifications — that waterboarding and sleep deprivation worked like a charm to turn Kalid Sheik Mohammed from an enemy into an "asset."
[…]
Torture foes have argued that Mohammed was eager to tell his story and had, in fact, revealed many of his "secrets" in an Al Jazeera interview before his capture. This story seems to channel the CIA's pushback against, particularly, Attorney General Eric Holder.
Cheney biographer Stephen Hayes noted the story this morning on the blog of The Weekly Standard.
"Is the mainstream media coming around?" he asked.
By Ben Smith 01:06 PM
'Wellstone effect' for Kennedy? Aug 27 2009 - 4:32 PM EST
Kennedy legacy shapes Obama path Aug 27 2009 - 4:49 AM EST
Groups target GOP on cap-and-trade Aug 25 2009 - 5:06 AM EST
The summer of Astroturf Aug 21 2009 - 5:00 AM EST
Obama's poll numbers return to earth Jul 30 2009 - 9:24 PM EST
More: http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0809/Post_story_bolsters_Cheney.html
20090829 Ben Stein Politico Post story bolsters Cheney
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