U.S. has a 45-year history of torture

Los Angeles Times by A.J. Langguth | May. 3, 2009 (Opinion)

As President Obama grapples with accusations of torture by U.S. agents, I suggest he consult the former Senate majority leader, Tom Daschle.

I first contacted Daschle in 1975, when he was an aide to Sen. James Abourezk of South Dakota, who was leading a somewhat lonely campaign against CIA abuses.

At the time, I was researching a book on the United States' role in the spread of military dictatorships throughout Latin America. Daschle ... Full Story »

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 by Ann Wilmer - May. 3, 2009

It is good journalism because it teaches an important lesson about history: those who don't learn history's lessons are condemned to repeat them. Today's news is tomorrow's history but if the unpalatable truths are not reported, we will never learn from our mistakes. This reminds us WHY it is so important for the media to cover ALL the news, even some we might rather not read about.

It serves to remind us that when the representatives of our government get away with criminal behavior that they are emboldened to repeat it. If we ever hope to restore our moral reputation, we have to call to account those who do not uphold our standards.

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