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Title: Where the phrase "enhanced interrogation" comes from
Post by: ribonucleic on May 31, 2007, 08:01:15 AM

<< What I am reporting is a simple empirical fact: the interrogation methods approved and defended by this president are not new. Many have been used in the past. The very phrase used by the president to describe torture-that-isn't-somehow-torture - "enhanced interrogation techniques" - is a term originally coined by the Nazis. The techniques are indistinguishable. The methods were clearly understood in 1948 as war-crimes. The punishment for them was death. >> - Andrew Sullivan

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2007/05/verschfte_verne.html

Title: Re: Where the phrase "enhanced interrogation" comes from
Post by: Laughing Sam's Dice on May 31, 2007, 09:13:31 AM

The Bush administration has been great at creating terms that hide the truth and put people to sleep.  The "Healthy Forest Restoration Act" comes to mind. Many recognized that it should have been more appropriately named, "Leave No Tree Behind."