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GRITtv: Shahid Buttar: Stop the Free Pass on Torture
Oct 6, 2009 Episode Archive
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Laura Flanders talks to creative thinkers and change-makers from the worlds of politics, arts and the new economy. The smartest conversations, with the smartest thinkers and doers of our time, distributed in multiple formats on a variety of platforms. Keep abreast of fresh content by following GRITtv, the site Flanders founded, on Twitter @GRITtv.
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Oct 6, 2009
02:38
News & Politics
Our top officials are still leaning on torture laws drafted over 60 years ago to justify their actions. Shahid Buttar, Executive Director of the Bil...
Our top officials are still leaning on torture laws drafted over 60 years ago to justify their actions. Shahid Buttar, Executive Director of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee says that we need to revoke our leaders' - and past leaders - free pass on torture and hold top-level lawmakers and commanders responsible.
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