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The Muslim World Hates the U.S. More Than Ever Tue Apr 23

Mona Charen

If there was one thing the left was certain about in 2008 it was this: George W. Bush had catastrophically undermined America's world reputation with his unprovoked aggression and use of torture. The advent of Obama would reverse the damage. ... more
Brennan's Foes Line Up - And It's Not About Drones Fri Feb 8

Kevin Glass
"I'm Not a Lawyer": Brennan's Confirmation Obfuscations Thu Feb 7

Kevin Glass
Torture Helped Get Bin Laden? Thu Feb 7

Jonah Goldberg

"Zero Dark Thirty," the film about the hunt for and killing of Osama bin Laden, got a fresh infusion of buzz over the weekend when outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta confirmed again that enhanced interrogation techniques aided the effort to find bin Laden. ... more
'Zero Dark Thirty' Threatens the 'Bush-the-Incompetent' Narrative Thu Feb 7

Larry Elder

In "Zero Dark Thirty," the movie about the killing of Osama bin Laden, one of the first scenes shows a terrorist being waterboarded, where useful information gets extracted. The movie thus asserts the controversial practice leads to actionable intelligence. ... more
Obama's Extraordinary Hypocrisy on Drone Strikes Wed Feb 6

Katie Pavlich
The Surprising Gift of 'Zero Dark Thirty' Fri Jan 18

Mark Davis

When it comes to Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty,” there are two kinds of people-- those who have seen it and those who should. ... more
Obama Sending Wrong Signal to Our Enemies Wed Jan 9

Donald Lambro

WASHINGTON - President Obama's is putting together a new national security team at the Pentagon and the CIA that is said to be designed for an era of downsizing. ... more
Getting Dirty Getting bin Laden Sun Jan 6

Debra J. Saunders

During George W. Bush's presidency, it was a matter of liberal faith that the use of enhanced interrogation techniques on al-Qaida members "undermine our moral authority and do not make us safer," as Barack Obama once put it. ... more
Ex-CIA Officer: Yes, Harsh Interrogations Helped Us Nail Bin Laden Fri Jan 4

Guy Benson
CIA Holding Secret Prisoners in Benghazi? Mon Nov 12

Katie Pavlich
Confirmed: Pelosi Lied About CIA Briefing on Waterboarding Tue May 1

Guy Benson
Holder: Justice to Drop Investigations into CIA Officials Involved in Torture Thu Jun 30

Townhall.com Staff
Were the Interrogations That Led to Bin Laden's Capture "Enhanced"? Wed May 18

Elisabeth Meinecke

Like the accounts of the operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the narrative of whether enhanced interrogation helped find him has top figures contradicting one another. ... more
Holder's Lame Victory Sun May 15

John Ransom

Under Eric Holder’s view of the law, bin Laden had the right to remain silent, he had the right to an attorney. If he could not afford an attorney he had the right to have one appointed for him. ... more
Wet Work Thu May 12

Cliff May

Osama bin Laden sleeps with the fishes. His deputy, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad sleeps between clean sheets, eats three square meals a day and receives the same quality medical care as U.S. military officers. ... more
Tortured Logic Sun May 8

Steve Chapman

An old joke: "Why do elephants paint their toenails red?" I don't know. "So they can hide in the tomato patch." There are no elephants in the tomato patch. "See? It works." That's the sort of logic deployed by defenders of the Bush administration's torture program. ... more
Holder's Lame Victory Fri May 6

John Ransom

Under Eric Holder’s view of the law, bin Laden had the right to remain silent, he had the right to an attorney. If he could not afford an attorney he had the right to have one appointed for him. ... more
Vindication: Three Controversial Bush Policies Help Take Down bin Laden Thu May 5

Guy Benson

Although he won’t be physically present to help mark the demise of Osama bin Laden, Americans owe President Bush a debt of gratitude for instituting a slate of controversial policies that ultimately helped execute that very goal. ... more
To Get Bin Laden, Obama Relied on Policies He Decried Thu May 5

Michael Barone

For years, we heard supposedly enlightened people excoriate our leaders for torture, lawlessness, unilateralism -- the list goes on and on. Now the president they have wanted has used the tactics and methods they excoriated to get bin Laden. Good for him. ... more
Report: Harsh Interrogation Techniques Helped Nail Bin Laden Mon May 2

Guy Benson
ACLU Wants to Prosecute President Bush for "Torture" Fri Nov 19

Robert Knight

The campaign to criminalize America's response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks continues apace. ... more