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Abundant tweets about civil liberties & national security. "Has a longer memory than an elephant & keeps more records than Jim Comey.” Legendary potty mouth.

Grand Rapids, MI
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    emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 2 Dec 2014

    "Force-feeding is not torture and it's not punitive" sez DOJ, "but if our adversaries see it they'll kill us for it."

    11:01 AM - 2 Dec 2014
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      2. Inga B‏ @02CRMBL 2 Dec 2014
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel Maybe some media type should try it like they did with waterboarding ...

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      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 2 Dec 2014
        Replying to @02CRMBL

        @02CRMBL Mos Fed did. http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2013/jul/08/mos-def-force-fed-guantanamo-bay-video …

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      4. Inga B‏ @02CRMBL 2 Dec 2014
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel I had forgotten about that. Anyway, he doesn't really count. It has to be some asshole who's adamant that it isn't torture.

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      1. Jason Leopold‏Verified account @JasonLeopold 2 Dec 2014
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel also, Al Qaeda will attack Guantanamo if details about genital searches revealed.

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      1. toni nathan‏ @toninathan 3 Dec 2014
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        @emptywheel @cori_crider Waterboarding and forced feeding are unconstitutional!

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      1. David Pinsen‏ @dpinsen 2 Dec 2014
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        @emptywheel @dhh what would you do with the inmates at Guantanamo? Their home countries don't want them. We don't want them.

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      1. noJust(us) noPeace‏ @NoJustUsNoSleep 2 Dec 2014
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        @emptywheel yea and water boarding is just a meditation technique #NoJusticeNoPeace

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      1. What does not kill me increases my insurance fees.‏ @Spkr2Managers 2 Dec 2014
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel: "but if our a̶d̶v̶e̶r̶s̶a̶r̶i̶e̶s̶ friends see it they'll kill us for it." Fixed that for them.

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      1. Matthew Braun‏ @FreiherrBraun 2 Dec 2014
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        @emptywheel Not our fault our enemies are unreasonable.

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      1. Mass. Pirate Party‏ @masspirates 2 Dec 2014
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        RT @emptywheel: “Force-feeding is not torture and it’s not punitive” sez DOJ, “but if our adversaries see it they’ll kill us for it.”

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      1. Scary Really‏ @Soligarity 2 Dec 2014
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        @emptywheel that's some peace prize caliber leadership right there!

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