Comments on: NYT Public Editor dances around ‘Brutal Truth’ of torture http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2009/04/30/nyt-public-editor-dances-around-brutal-truth-of-torture/ Think. It ain't illegal yet... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:13:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dr. Denny http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2009/04/30/nyt-public-editor-dances-around-brutal-truth-of-torture/comment-page-1/#comment-65631 Dr. Denny Fri, 01 May 2009 21:08:26 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=8908#comment-65631 Well done, Brad. While I appreciate any journalist's struggle to find "the right word," in The Times' case, the right word is clearly NOT torture but SHOULD be. Well done, Brad. While I appreciate any journalist’s struggle to find “the right word,” in The Times’ case, the right word is clearly NOT torture but SHOULD be.

]]> By: Brad Jacobson http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2009/04/30/nyt-public-editor-dances-around-brutal-truth-of-torture/comment-page-1/#comment-65629 Brad Jacobson Fri, 01 May 2009 20:39:21 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=8908#comment-65629 Thanks, guys. And hey, if you really want to be embarrassed for humanity, check out Charles Krauthammer's WaPo op-ed today. It's "people" like Krauthammer that make so many Americans think Tom Friedman is reasonable. Thanks, guys. And hey, if you really want to be embarrassed for humanity, check out Charles Krauthammer’s WaPo op-ed today. It’s “people” like Krauthammer that make so many Americans think Tom Friedman is reasonable.

]]> By: Russ Wellen http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2009/04/30/nyt-public-editor-dances-around-brutal-truth-of-torture/comment-page-1/#comment-65621 Russ Wellen Fri, 01 May 2009 18:22:50 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=8908#comment-65621 <blockquote>This president and this attorney general say waterboarding is torture, but the <i>previous president<i> and attorney general said it is not.</blockquote>Haven't you heard, Mr. Hoyt? Ding, dong, the witch is dead. Awe-inspiring post.

This president and this attorney general say waterboarding is torture, but the previous president and attorney general said it is not.

Haven’t you heard, Mr. Hoyt? Ding, dong, the witch is dead.

Awe-inspiring post.

]]> By: Dr. Slammy http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2009/04/30/nyt-public-editor-dances-around-brutal-truth-of-torture/comment-page-1/#comment-65550 Dr. Slammy Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:53:05 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=8908#comment-65550 How wonderful the invocation of Orwell there. If only more people realized that Newspeak was a warning, not a recommendation. Great piece, as always.... How wonderful the invocation of Orwell there. If only more people realized that Newspeak was a warning, not a recommendation.

Great piece, as always….

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