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Scott Horton<\/a><\/strong> of the Libertarian Institute<\/a><\/strong> and I had a rowdy 35 minute exchange on my article on James Comey’s forgotten linchpin role<\/strong> in the Bush administration torture scandal. After the photos from Abu Ghraib prison shocked Americans, Deputy Attorney General Comey rescued the Bush Torture Regime with shameless legal hair-splitting. Comey was sainted by media but his opposition to torture had more loopholes than a reverse mortgage contract.\u00a0 Scott is one of my favorite radio hosts; he has been hammering the War on Terror since its beginning.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/18_10_03_bovard.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Scott Horton of the Libertarian Institute and I had a rowdy 35 minute exchange on my article on James Comey’s forgotten linchpin role in the Bush administration torture scandal. After the photos from Abu Ghraib prison shocked Americans, Deputy Attorney General Comey rescued the Bush Torture Regime with shameless legal hair-splitting. 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