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The Dark Side of America's War on Terror

Lawyers, military figures and Bush Administration insiders believed that so-called "enhanced" interrogation techniques really were torture. But Vice President Cheney insisted they were the only way to head off another September 11, despite warnings about prosecution for war crimes.

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Lawyers, military figures and Bush Administration insiders believed that so-called "enhanced" interrogation techniques really were torture. But Vice President Cheney insisted they were the only way to head off another September 11, despite warnings about prosecution for war crimes. A new book, The Dark Side, also reports that dissenters lost their jobs, even as "enhanced" interrogation produced false information that derailed the war on terror. Will there be a call to accountability?

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Dan Konecky
Producer, To the Point
Jane Mayer
New Yorker
Clifford D. May
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
Noel Francisco
former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel

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To the Point

The Dark Side of America's War on Terror

Lawyers, military figures and Bush Administration insiders believed that so-called "enhanced" interrogation techniques really were torture. But Vice President Cheney insisted they were the only way to head off another September 11, despite warnings about prosecution for war crimes.

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To the Point

The Dark Side of America's War on Terror

Lawyers, military figures and Bush Administration insiders believed that so-called "enhanced" interrogation techniques really were torture. But Vice President Cheney insisted they were the only way to head off another September 11, despite warnings about prosecution for war crimes.

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