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Via Jane Hamsher, David Waldman of DailyKos has an incredible segment where he demonstrates the real issues underlying the torture “debate” in America. Waldman rightly redirects the discussion towards the recent revelations regarding the Bush administration’s use of torture to, after the start of the Iraq War, prove “evidence” of a connection between Iraq and Al Qaeda. Jane writes, “Kagro’s absolute moral clarity on the subject is unique in a media landscape largely devoted to normalizing torture as an American value.” Indeed, this is exactly the sort of moral clarity both I and Peter Daou called for last week from the Obama administration. The question remains outstanding as to whether or not it will be forthcoming.