A Shock to the Conscience and National Security

Andrew McCarthy explains why its the release of the (how not to) "torture memos" that should shock the conscience.

It helps our enemies.

Money Q:

The revelations will make al-Qaeda a more efficient killing machine: better able to resist our efforts to thwart its attacks. Worse, they will paralyze our intelligence community, which now knows that even a presidential assurance complemented by Justice Department guidance and congressional encouragement will not protect agents from second-guessing and possible legal jeopardy a few months or years from now, when vigilance is no longer in fashion and political power has changed hands.

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