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napkinz

(17,199 posts) Fri Dec 12, 2014, 06:46 PM Dec 2014

Washington and Lincoln on Torture

George Washington: No Torture on My Watch:

http://antiwar.com/blog/2007/12/24/george-washington-no-torture-on-my-watch/

Lincoln and Torture: Necessity Does Not Admit of Cruelty:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/07/08/747821/-Lincoln-and-Torture-Necessity-Does-Not-Admit-of-Cruelty

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Washington and Lincoln on Torture (Original Post) napkinz Dec 2014 OP

They're rolling in their graves n/t whatchamacallit Dec 2014 #1

they've been rolling in their graves since the Supreme Court installed Bush 14 years ago napkinz Dec 2014 #4

Lincoln? FLPanhandle Dec 2014 #2

FAKE!!! Glassunion Dec 2014 #3

whatchamacallit

(15,558 posts)

1. They're rolling in their graves n/t

Reply to napkinz (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2014, 06:48 PM

Dec 2014

napkinz

(17,199 posts)

4. they've been rolling in their graves since the Supreme Court installed Bush 14 years ago

Reply to whatchamacallit (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 13, 2014, 02:07 PM

Dec 2014

FLPanhandle

(7,107 posts)

2. Lincoln?

Reply to napkinz (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2014, 06:49 PM

Dec 2014

The president who un-leased civilian war and atrocities via General Sherman?

The guy who committed torture, rape, pillage but was also called a "patriot" by his president because he was on the "right side" of a war?

Glassunion

(10,201 posts)

3. FAKE!!!

Reply to napkinz (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2014, 06:51 PM

Dec 2014

George Washington did not have a Facebook account. Everybody knows he was a MySpace guy.

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