We Do/Do Not Torture: The Philip Zelikow Debate

The original post, from Foreign Policy:

http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/21/the_olc_torture_memos_thoughts_from_a_dissenter

Matt Y has some thoughts:

http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2009/04/the-rule-of-law.php#comments

As does (of course) Andrew Sullivan:

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/04/waterboarding-can-be-a-distraction.html

Spencer Ackerman asks why Zelikow didn’t resign:

http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2009/04/21/step-into-the-light-2/

Where is the memo Zelikow wrote in 2005? TPM’s trying to find answers:

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/04/state_dept_lawyer_white_house_tried_to_destroy_my.php

Anyone else talking? Link in the comments.

UPDATE: Zelikow on Maddow.

Part One:

Part Two:

UPDATE 4/24:

Philip Zelikow’s Op/Ed in NYT:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/opinion/24zelikow.html?_r=1&ref=opinion

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