Frank Rich: The ‘Good Germans’ Among Us

[ “BUSH lies” doesn’t cut it anymore. It’s time to confront the darker reality that we are lying to ourselves. Ten days ago The Times unearthed yet another round of secret Department of Justice memos countenancing torture. President Bush gave his standard response: “This government does not torture people.” ]

NYT: Secret U.S. Endorsement of Severe Interrogations

[ But soon after Alberto R. Gonzales’s arrival as attorney general in February 2005, the Justice Department issued another opinion, this one in secret. It was a very different document, according to officials briefed on it, an expansive endorsement of the harshest interrogation techniques ever used by the Central Intelligence Agency. ]

Bush Lies About Allowing CIA To Torture Prisoners

[ Our president is once again lying to the American people. On Friday, Bush told us again the United States "does not torture people". The man must be a pathological liar. Why else would he still be lying when the evidence proving the lie has already been made public? ]