As The Nation's editors have written in the lead editorial of this special edition on torture, there is no longer any point in arguing whether US policy condones cruel, degrading and torturous treatment of prisoners.
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Lipstick Traces
Steve Brodner: The Kiss of Death?
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Condi Rice Is Finally Happy...
Steve Brodner: Now she's in her element.
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Iraq War Pay Per Day
Steve Brodner: The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform breaks it down for you.
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Ask President Bush
Steve Brodner: Mr. President, did you end up with debacle in Iraq?: "Sure did, fits right in my Bible belt."
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The Olympic Torch Flops...
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5 Years of Perpetual War...
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Iraq, Moon, Mars...
The new torture complex cannot be attributed to the few "rotten apples"--the military "grunts" Bush Administration officials attempted to blame in the early days of the scandal. In the illustration, which can be downloaded in pdf format, artists Steve Brodner and Peter Ahlberg have used the metaphor of a tree to create a compelling visual image of the torture complex, rooted in the White House and Pentagon, with branches extending out to the Justice Department, political leaders, academics, medical professionals, media and ordinary soldiers.
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