The US has lied so badly and so shamelessly about its spying and special operations actions in Pakistan and around the world, and has debauched its own legal system so badly when it comes to national security (as witness the torture of Bradley Manning), it has no credibility when it tries to deny that people charged with spying for America abroad are actually spies, or when it claims confessions have resulted from torture, says TCBH! journalist Dave Lindorff. |