- David Frum: Would Obama run risks with American lives?
- Posted: May 02, 2009, 12:01 PM by NP Editor
At his press conference Wednesday, President Barack Obama accused his own country of practicing torture: “Water-boarding violates our ideals and our values. I do believe that it is torture.”
These words are no mere expression of opinion. They have important legal and political consequences. Just one example: On Thursday, ABC News reported the names (and revealed the faces) of two contractors who had advised the CIA on its water-boarding program. During the Valerie Plame case, it was thought to be a very big deal that Bush administration officials had divulged the name of a former undercover CIA agent. ABC sourced their news leak to government officials, too.
Did Obama’s words embolden these officials to name names — and possibly endanger the lives of two men who acted to defend the nation?
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