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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Look to the Law—Not to Whether Torture ‘Works’ The calls for an independent commission to investigate torture usually argue that a congressional investigation, or a Justice Department criminal investigation, would become so politicized as to be hopelessly compromised. I am not sure this is true. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090428_we_can_debate_the_nuances_but_torture_is_immoral_--_and_illegal/">http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090428_we_can_debate_the_nuances_but_torture_is_immoral_--_and_illegal/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Look to the Law—Not to Whether Torture ‘Works’ The calls for an independent commission to investigate torture usually argue that a congressional investigation, or a Justice Department criminal investigation, would become so politicized as to be hopelessly compromised. I am not sure this is true. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090428_we_can_debate_the_nuances_but_torture_is_immoral_--_and_illegal/">http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090428_we_can_debate_the_nuances_but_torture_is_immoral_--_and_illegal/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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