The American Way of TortureWeekend EditionJanuary 7 - 9, 2011By ALEXANDER COCKBURNTorture is now solidly installed in America’s repressive arsenal, not in the shadows where it has always lurked, but up front and central, vigorously applauded by prominent politicians. Rituals of coercion and humiliation seep through the culture, to the extent that before Christmas American travelers began to rebel at the invasive pat-down searches, conducted by the TSA’s airport security teams, groping around bosoms and crotches. Covertly, there was always plenty...
Friday, 7 January 2011
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