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Friday
Apr242009

Fox News Anchor: "We Do Not F****** Torture!"

Related Post: Discovering How the US Became a “Torturing Democracy”

Warning: Language in clip below may offend

Only three months after the Bush Administration left office, American society has passed a "tipping point" on the question of torture. In January 2009, even though those following the story knew the details of how George W. Bush and advisors set out the path to torture in December 2001 and formally authorised "enhanced interrogation" in summer 2002, it was not considered a "fact" in public discussion.

Now there is so much discussion of torture that even a 24/7 newssite can't keep up with the political developments. For now, here's a passionate, symbolic marker of the US crossing the Rubicon of the illegal, immoral activities of the Bush years.

On Fox News --- yes, Fox News --- anchor Shepard Stone, upset by attempts to rationalise torture's effectiveness, said clearly and loudly, if colourfully, ""We are America. I don't give a rat's ass if it helps. We are America! We do not fucking torture!"