Orwellianism Watch

By The Daily Dish

War Is Peace. Slavery Is Freedom. Authorizing Torture is Freeing The Slaves. John Yoo's self-defense:

Would we have wanted President Abraham Lincoln to worry about his personal liability for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves (done on his sole authority as commander-in-chief)?

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http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/01/orwellianism-watch/221198/