{"id":7865,"date":"2014-12-19T17:37:42","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T22:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=7865"},"modified":"2024-09-11T21:24:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T01:24:50","slug":"torture-new-definition-american-virtue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/19\/torture-new-definition-american-virtue\/","title":{"rendered":"Torture and the New Definition of American Virtue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/national-security\/new-poll-finds-majority-of-americans-believe-torture-justified-after-911-attacks\/2014\/12\/16\/f6ee1208-847c-11e4-9534-f79a23c40e6c_story.html\">Washington Post\/ABC News poll<\/a> earlier this week showed that most respondents approved of CIA torture and most opposed disclosing the Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA abuses.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, as long as the government denies its atrocities, Americans can still feel virtuous. And seeking the truth is giving aid &amp; comfort the enemy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another great cartoon from Tom Toles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Washington Post\/ABC News poll earlier this week showed that most respondents approved of CIA torture and most opposed disclosing the Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA abuses. Apparently, as long as the government denies its atrocities, Americans can still feel virtuous. 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