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Originally Posted by dc_dux
The photos having nothing to do with "torture being bad", but are likely to provide further evidence of gross violations of law. Those photos, along with still classified documents, may prove that the actions were sanctioned at the very top of the administration...and this is worth pursuing if we believe we are a country of laws.
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Exactly. The point to all of this is about prosecuting those actually responsible, including the former president, vice president, and anyone else indicated by the evidence.
BTW, DC, after going to the Tea Parties, it's nice to know that some people still understand what "no taxation without representation" means.
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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
That's a reasonable argument, but couldn't that still be accomplished by the Justice Department without releasing the photos to the general public?
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There's an element of public pressure necessary to investigations like this. Remember Clinton? Remember the insane public outrage over his sexual impropriety?