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April 28, 2023 1:46 PM
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'Dirty things were perpetrated': Report claims Gitmo role haunts DeSantis' campaign - RawStory.com

'Dirty things were perpetrated': Report claims Gitmo role haunts DeSantis' campaign - RawStory.com | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blew up at a reporter in Jerusalem after he was asked about a former Guantanamo Bay detainee's allegations that he took part in torture while stationed there, but those questions are haunting him politically, a report claimed Friday.

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Video: DeSantis explodes over questions about his alleged role in Gitmo force-feeding - RawStory.com

Video: DeSantis explodes over questions about his alleged role in Gitmo force-feeding - RawStory.com | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

Last summer, Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis released a campaign ad, painting him as the Tom Cruise character in the popular "Top Gun: Maverick" blockbuster film. Called "Top Gov," it showed DeSantis in the iconic Aviator sunglasses, wearing a bomber jacket before zipping on a flight suit...

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Trump consults Bush torture lawyer on how to skirt law and rule by decree | The Guardian

Trump consults Bush torture lawyer on how to skirt law and rule by decree | The Guardian | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it
John Yoo wrote memo used to justify waterboarding and other forms of torture, with Trump keen to use executive orders and circumvent Congress
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'I will never forget his face,' says tortured Gitmo detainee after DeSantis denies encounter - RawStory.com

'I will never forget his face,' says tortured Gitmo detainee after DeSantis denies encounter - RawStory.com | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday scolded a journalist for asking him about his time working as a naval judge advocate general at the U.S. penal colony in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

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Russia is torturing civilians in camps around eastern Ukraine - AlterNet.org

Russia is torturing civilians in camps around eastern Ukraine - AlterNet.org | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

The Russian military has established 10 torture sites in the eastern city of Izium, Ukraine, the Associated Press (AP) reported. Torture is a war crime under the Geneva Conventions.Eight men died killed under torture in Russian custody, the AP wrote. All but one were civilians.

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