Summarized from ConConejo's post at HuffPost
By far right wing Neo-Con Rep fiat...
Torture must now be called "enhanced interrogation"
Rape is called "involuntary penetration"
Robbery is called "unexpected appropriation"
Stabbing is called "terminal acupuncture"
Shooting is called "projectile intolerance"
Who knew a euphemism could make something illegal and immoral somehow seem less criminal and morally acceptable? Those crazy funny facists!
http://balkin.blogspot.com/2009/05/news-flash-taliban-waterboards-captured.html
If you can think of other ones, put them in the comments!
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it's also funny how folks can feign moral outrage in the name of self promotion. C'mon, how much of this "Enhanced Interrogation"/Torture debate is partisan politics at its worst? If it weren't for the need to soften the image of the U.S. around the world, no one, and I mean NO ONE, in the mainstream media would be talking about this. And I guarantee you that those same "outraged" pundits were singing a different tune on September 12, 2001.
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