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fasttense

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3. And yet all those Americans who tortured POWs

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Feb 15, 2013, 08:11 AM

Feb 2013

and authorized torture of POWs are running around free to make speeches. Even though there are both national and international laws against torture.

But Assange seems to this blogger a more vital concern?

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No exception for Assange: Rape apologetics and the left [View all] struggle4progress Feb 2013 OP

Only one small hitch ... GeorgeGist Feb 2013 #1

The UK courts have dealt exhaustively with procedural questions, raised by Assange's lawyers struggle4progress Feb 2013 #2

Linguistics KarenRei Feb 2013 #6

Thanks for that! struggle4progress Feb 2013 #7

And yet all those Americans who tortured POWs fasttense Feb 2013 #3

If you have even the faintest glimmer of an idea about how to solve the political problem struggle4progress Feb 2013 #4

It is NOT the laws that are lacking but the political will fasttense Feb 2013 #5

that's one thing we should have learned during the Bush years: when it comes to the rich... yurbud Feb 2013 #8