Cheney’s Tortured Logic

Friday, 28 August 2009, 7:27 | Category : Authors, Cheney, Politics, Wink
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By Wink
Peter King, a New York Republican congressman with senatorial aspirations, has decided to make headlines by ripping the Obama administration’s decision to investigate Bush-era CIA interrogations.
The always classy congressman said… “It’s bullsh*t. It’s disgraceful. You wonder which side they’re on.”
He is further proof that the average IQ in the House of Representatives is 20+ [...]

Open vs. Opaque Government

Wednesday, 20 May 2009, 8:04 | Category : Authors, Bush, Obama, Politics, Wink
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By Wink
The May 18 Winkest link article was obviously written several days before it was printed.
In it we wrote that the Defense Department, in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, was going to release photos showing alleged abuse of prisoners in detention facilities in Afghanistan and Iraq.
This did not happen. The Obama Administration [...]

“Torture”

Friday, 23 January 2009, 7:00 | Category : Ike
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I have heard plenty of naivety on both sides of the aisle about what constitutes “torture.” For example, one opinion I heard was in reference to Susan Crawford’s recent statements about Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed al-Qahtani’s treatment. This person said, upon hearing that al-Qahtani was held in sustained isolation, deprived of sleep and clothing and [...]