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The Torture Memos: Truth and Consequences
Pressure is building to prosecute former Justice Department lawyers for supporting harsh interrogation techniques. We look at that and other issues posed by the release of controversial legal memos. Also, an update on yesterday's voter turnout in South Africa and the prospects for change.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenPressure is building to prosecute former Justice Department lawyers for supporting harsh interrogation techniques. We look at that and other issues posed by the release of controversial legal memos. Also, despite concerns that South Africa's on the decline, the ruling party has won again. We hear about the prospects for change.
Banner image: Anti-Iraq war protesters act out water boarding torture on March 19, 2008 in front of the White House in Washington, DC, during a demonstration, one of many protests across the capital to mark the 5th anniversary of the war in Iraq. Photo: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images
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3 storiesSuicide Bombing, Arrest of Abu Omar Baghdadi in Iraq
Iraqi forces claim they've arrested a top al-Qaeda leader. At the same time, his suicide bombers killed more than 70 people in and around Baghdad. Liz Sly is reporting from Baghdad for the Los Angeles Times .
Read the story8 minThe Torture Memos: Truth and Consequences
President Obama says Attorney General Eric Holder will have to decide if lawyers in the Bush Justice Department should be prosecuted for memos justifying harsh interrogation techniques. This week, the Senate Intelligence Committee revealed that dissenting legal views were brushed aside by the Bush White House.
Read the story35 minANC Retains Power in South Africa
Despite reports that South African blacks and whites are disenchanted with their government, turnout for yesterday’s election was massive.
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