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The CIA Torture Tapes Scandal
In December 2007, the CIA admitted that it destroyed tapes that critics say would have showed the torture of suspected terrorists Abu Zubaydah and Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri.

Is Torture Justified?
Is torture justified? It isn't necessarily an easy question.

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