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In reply to the discussion: Help us protest the DISGUSTING segment on 60 Minutes that allowed the torturer [View all]LuckyLib
(6,826 posts)14. Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner. This obvious
promotion of the book caused me to ask my SO if CBS was linked to the publisher. Bingo! These so-called journalists are disgusting. The book should have been allowed to hit the remainder bin within 3 days of arriving at a bookstore. Instead, CBS gives it 30 minutes of free advertising -- for a foray into criminal behavior and blatant disregard for human rights that now signifies who we have become.
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Help us protest the DISGUSTING segment on 60 Minutes that allowed the torturer [View all]
annabanana
Apr 2012
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I think there was a memo or something that said torturers are now above the law.
Dragonfli
May 2012
#48
Yes "news" should objectively provide the facts. Investigative journalism should
rhett o rick
May 2012
#44
I am sick of "interviewers" that do nothing more than enable idiots to spew their crap. nm
rhett o rick
May 2012
#53