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Hillary Clinton

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Wed Dec 17, 2014, 10:53 AM Dec 2014

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Hillary Clinton: Pass laws forbidding torture-Hillary Clinton Room Post

Hillary Clinton rooom post.

MAGGIE HABERMAN

Hillary Clinton on Tuesday heaped praise on the Obama administration for banning “brutal interrogations” and called for legislative action – the first comments from the former Secretary of State since the CIA torture report was made public.

In a speech before a well-heeled crowd honoring a liberal hero, Clinton took a sharp swing at the George W. Bush era while appealing to her party’s growing coalition of black and Hispanic voters, who propelled President Barack Obama to the White House.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/hillary-clinton-pass-laws-forbidding-torture-113631.html#ixzz3MAPuOWfh

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Hillary Clinton: Pass laws forbidding torture-Hillary Clinton Room Post (Original Post) hrmjustin Dec 2014 OP

hows about cruel and unusual punishment? easychoice Dec 2014 #1

And she's even being crucified for this. William769 Dec 2014 #2

We already have those The Blue Flower Dec 2014 #3

easychoice

(1,043 posts)

1. hows about cruel and unusual punishment?

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2014, 11:19 AM

Dec 2014

It just slipped their mind like slavery and genocide?
Oh wait,human decency doesn't apply to non citizens.

William769

(55,147 posts)

2. And she's even being crucified for this.

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2014, 11:43 AM

Dec 2014

Talk about people biting off their fucking noses to spite their face. Unbelievable.

The Blue Flower

(5,442 posts)

3. We already have those

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2014, 01:03 PM

Dec 2014

We also have a law that requires the US to prosecute. She should call for prosecutions instead; otherwise, it's just hot air.

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