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The New York Times, Waterboarding, & the Politicization of Torture
Submitted by Christopher Lempa on Sat, 2008-02-09 17:00
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?In recent months, the New York Times has displayed its commitment to fiercely adversarial reporting of U.S. foreign policy ? fiercely, at least, within the boundaries of bi-partisan debate and dispute. In a December 9 editorial from 2007, the paper took an unabashedly anti-Bush administration stance on the issues of torture and waterboarding.?
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