The Justice Department released a 2003 memo yesterday that detailed how the Bush administration viewed torture. Essentially, the administration felt as though they could do exactly what they wanted, that during a time of war (as yet undeclared) they could treat enemy combatants in any way they deemed fit, regardless of domestic and international laws that may have applied and regardless of the U.S. Constitution. This is why they removed combatants to places outside the U.S. So they could torture them.
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washington post: torture memo released
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washington post: torture memo released