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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
