this administration loves their torture

Newspaper: Justice OK'd painful tactics

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department under Alberto Gonzales's leadership issued a secret opinion in 2005 authorizing use of painful physical and psychological tactics against terror suspects, including simulated drownings and freezing temperatures, it was reported.

The secret opinion, which explicitly allowed using the painful methods in combination with each other, came a year after an opinion in which Justice publicly declared torture "abhorrent" and the Bush administration seemed to back away from claiming authority for such practices.

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And what is the "surprising" response from the WH?
White House denies torture assertion

Why, it's lying through their teeth! What a surprise!