Posted by: zanshin, 2008-08-28 02:38

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Date: 2008-08-27 (Wednesday)
No nation in the world takes human rights more seriously than the United States. The policies of our country comply with our law, which prohibits torture.
-- Dick Cheney, USA Vice President, Remarks on the 90th National Convention of the American Legion






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