Hypothetically Tortured

manley

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Wednesday April 22, 2009 · 10:06 PM PDT

2009/04/22 · 22:06

The clock was ticking. "Sir, it's the Vice President's office," a White House secretary informs the president as the matte black phone on the President's desk rang, its cord exposed on the desk as if the entire phone were lifted off the desk in a moment of great haste. The President took a deep breath and reached for the phone. It had not even been four hours since the intelligence report first hit the President's desk - a detainee in custody reportedly had knowledge of an impending attack on the United States but would not speak and harsh interrogation procedures may be the only way. Thousands were possibly at risk. There was no time to ponder legal questions.

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