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Home » torture » Page 3

Tag: torture

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Breaking news: David Gray officially torture

by Miles Raymer February 26, 2008August 19, 2021

Music as torture tool

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Justice Is What You Say It Is

by Michael Miner October 5, 2007August 19, 2021

President Bush is a lot smoother than Mayor Daley at finessing critics of torture.

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Torture Is 24

by Michael Miner March 2, 2007August 19, 2021

24’s casual use of torture draws criticism from Tony Lagouranis, who should know.

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Avoiding Movies About Torture

by Jonathan Rosenbaum December 14, 2006August 19, 2021

Some people like to watch scenes of torture, some don’t

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Tom DeLay’s “moral clarity”

by Harold Henderson November 7, 2006August 19, 2021

One leading Republican offers us “moral clarity.”

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America the not so beautiful

by Harold Henderson September 27, 2006August 19, 2021

Abduct, imprison, and torture anyone, anywhere, indefinitely, on the ruler’s say-so alone. Um, which side are we on, again?

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The meaning of the Geneva Conventions

by Harold Henderson September 19, 2006August 19, 2021

The definition of “outrages upon personal dignity”–turns out it was in this “Bible” book all along.

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Smacked down good

by Harold Henderson September 14, 2006August 19, 2021

A few things I wish I’d written.

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Cruel and usual

by Harold Henderson June 28, 2006August 19, 2021

The early 2000s? Oh yeah, that’s when the U.S. completely lost it. A shame, really.

Posted inNews & Politics

House of Screams

by John Conroy January 26, 1990October 17, 2022

Torture by Electroshock: Could it happen in a Chicago police station? Did it happen at Area 2?

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