Comment: CIA ‘enhanced interrogations’ have long history

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The public controversy surrounding the release of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s summary-report on detentions and interrogations continues to feed media headlines. But there is one crucial aspect missing from the debate: ample historical precedent.

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