February 04, 2010 4:03 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Burton: Working With Abdulmutallab's Parents Is Not "The Way To Conduct Intelligence"
August 31, 2009 6:58 pm ET filed under Blog
Former GOP Rep. Defends Torture: Waterboarding Is Just "Scaring" Somebody (Updated With Video)
June 05, 2009 3:28 pm ET filed under Blog
Republicans Still Playing Politics With Torture
The United States was built upon the rule of law. Yet, Republicans like Pete Hoekstra and John Kline are willing to abandon a fundamental part of who we are as Americans just to score a few cheap political points.
May 22, 2009 11:05 am ET filed under Blog
Rep. King Defends Torture By Citing Intelligence Official Who Opposes Torture
While Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair has said the use of torture produced usable information "in some circumstances," he also maintains that the damage it caused "far outweighed" any benefit.
April 24, 2009 12:40 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Tortured Logic: Rep. Peter King Will Shut Down Congress Over Torture Investigations
On April 23, 2009, Politico reported the completely unsurprising fact that Rep. Peter King -- who recently made the nonsensical suggestion that the DHS should be "talking about look out for mosques" -- doesn't want any investigation into Bush era officials responsible for torture. In fact, Rep. King threatened to shut down Congress if any charges are filed, saying, "[w]e would need to have a scorched earth policy and use procedural means to bring the place to a halt - go to war." But Rep. King's defense of torture ignores reality: torture doesn't work and it puts more American lives at risk.
