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Apparently, Ron Suskind’s new book reports that the CIA tortured a mentally disturbed man who knew very little about al-Qaeda all so that the president didn’t have to “lose face.” Lucky for us, while under torture, Abu Zubaydah confessed to all manner of plots and schemes in every corner of the country and had law enforcement running around the country on various wild goose chases. Draw your own lessons from this little story.
