Category Archives: waterboarding

Obama’s First Fight With Democrats

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Obama’s First Fight With Democrats”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailObama is bringing the first Gitmo prisoner to New York for trial. Senate Democrats voted overwhelmingly against funds for closing the Gitmo facility, explaining that they want to see Obama’s plan first. Even … Continue reading →

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Chris Weigant Nails It

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Chris Weigant Nails It”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailI was going to take a night off from blogging to work on a short story about zombies, but I can’t resist the temptation to post this link. Chris Weigant is a consistently insightful … Continue reading →

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Torture Serves Politics, not Intelligence

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Torture Serves Politics, not Intelligence”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailTorture is wrong, and there ends the moral argument against it. For while this truth is unimpeachable, it doesn’t settle the matter. Humans do all kinds of wrong things for expedient reasons. Now … Continue reading →

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The Torture Fallacy

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “The Torture Fallacy”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailYou, sitting there reading this. Sit still. Do not move. We are coming to get you. You have been accused of crimes against America, and your only hope is to confess. We have prepared a … Continue reading →