NY Times Op-Ed Calls for Truth Commission on Torture

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Saturday July 05, 2008 · 8:59 PM PDT

2008/07/05 · 20:59

"When a distinguished American military commander accuses the United States of committing war crimes in its handling of detainees, you know that we need a new way forward," writes op-ed columnist Nicholas Kristof in the Sunday edition of The New York Times.

Specifically, Kristof argues that "we need a national Truth Commission to lead a process of soul searching and national cleansing."

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Wednesday June 18, 2008 · 11:05 AM PDT

2008/06/18 · 11:05

UPDATED X2: Scroll down for latest updates from Reuters and New York Times.

Daniel Froomkin of the Washington Post just published a special report that takes off on today's AP story by Pamela Hess on the publication by Physicians for Human Rights of a juggernaut report on medical evidence of US torture and its lasting impact (which MeteorBlades prominently covered on the Daily Kos homepage).

The story is blowing up, since AP published its story at midnight Eastern last night, and our own MeteorBlades became the first blogger to cover the breaking news. PHR's report was briefly featured as the top story on CNN's homepage this morning. CNN's "Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer" aired additional coverage from Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr tonight during the 5:00 p.m. Eastern time slot.

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Friday October 05, 2007 · 2:47 PM PDT

2007/10/05 · 14:47

Gamer blogs today stood up for free speech rights, picking up on reports of strong-arm tactics by a Christian videogame developer that is threatening to sue bloggers for criticizing its product. These reports include a Daily Kos diary in which it was reported that Left Behind Games has threatened to sue blogs that criticize its convert-or-die videogame. The corporation's attorney, Gordon D. Katz, has issued a flurry of form letters threatening to sue blogs unless they remove unspecified "false and misleading information," including reader comments, about its critically panned product, Left Behind: Eternal Forces.

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Christian Videogame Developer Threatens Blogs with Lawsuit

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Thursday October 04, 2007 · 3:38 PM PDT

2007/10/04 · 15:38

Troy A. Lyndon, CEO of Left Behind Games, Inc., and developer of the critically panned "convert or die" videogame Left Behind: Eternal Forces, claims to advocate free speech, but has instructed an attorney to foment a flurry of form letters threatening to sue bloggers and their readers into silence. Lyndon’s attorney is demanding that all blog posts and reader comments that contain unspecified information that Left Behind Games deems false or misleading be deleted immediately or bloggers will face legal action, including damages and requests for attorney’s fees.

Here’s what’s happening, why Lyndon is worried, and a revelation about the identity of the attorney and his "Administrator."

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