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By David Knowles - Politics DailyContrary to the way it is being portrayed by many media outlets and blogs, the Obama administration has put forth a plan that increases overall defense spending by 4% for next year. Over at TPM, Josh Marshall and crew have been monitoring the media meme, stoked by such GOP luminaries as Dick Cheney and Newt Gingrich, that Obama's priorities may be making the country less safe. Here's an exchange between MSNBC and former Defense Secretary William Cohen, who tries to set the record straight:One might reasonably speculate whether ending extraordinary rendition, and returning to the Geneva ...
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By Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics DailyWhat comprises torture? Aside from John Ashcroft gospel records, it can be hard to quantify. Perhaps it's best to heed the words of the late Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, who, though unable to apply a definition to the term, remarked: "I know it when I see it."Except that upon further research, it appears that Justice Stewart was talking about hard-core pornography. So we're back at square one.Well, to help us along, here's a list, via the Washington Post article "Red Cross Described 'Torture' at CIA Jails," of things that are definitely not torture...* Waterboarding* Routine beatings* ...
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