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It is torture . Torture, like a rose, by any other name is still torture We all knew it was going on and we all turned a blind eye It was systemic. It wasn't just a wink-and-nod kind of thing. There were memos and all sorts of legal instruments to give the doers legal authorization You know there's something shady going to when memos are being destroyed. That demonstrates an awareness of wrongdoing. We are better than that. If we have to resort to the methods of our enemies, then what are we fighting for? " Warrantless wiretapping " is illegal. Period. The funny thing is history is replete with warnings about the fallacy of trading freedom for security. If this was done by a third world country, you bet the president of that country will be charged with war crimes . Eventually, the period of Bush's presidency from 9/12/2001 till he left will be known as the dark days in American history. That along with things like segregation and race inequality. On the question

Good luck trying to get it closed in your guaranteed 4 years! Of course we tortured people. Sure we called it " enhanced interrogation techniques " and we tried to legalize it with memo's after the fact. But what's the upside to opening this particular pandora's box? It certainly won't endear us to our enemies and it won't strengthen our bond with England (one of the few true friends we have left). So why release the memos? What could you possibly gain? Unless your goal was to further embroil congress in grave matters of little consequences. We all know if you really follow the thread, you'll end up in Dick Cheney 's office. So are you prepared to prosecute a Vice President of the United States for conspiracy to torture? First you said you weren't interested in looking backwards. Then you said CIA interrogators won't be punished but the writers of the justification memos will be punished. How can you not punish the actual CIA interrogators

The economy is bad. Unemployment is high. Higly skilled professional workers are settling for unskilled work just to make ends meet. So why then are some companies paying retention bonuses to the tune of millions of dollars? I can understand wanting to reward loyal hardworking employees that are helping your company through the difficult times. But should you bankrupt the company to do so? Paying bonues in time of plenty is all well and good. But why would you pay $13.3 million in bonuses to 703 employees on the same day you lay off 53 of their co-workers? I just wonder what these companies think employees will do if they aren't paid retention bonuses. Quit and join the millions of unemployed?