August 27, 2007

Not A Good Day For Bad Guys

Driss Basri, former Minister of the Interior and torturer-in-chief during Morocco's Years of Lead, has passed away in Paris. In other news, Attorney-General Alberto Gonzales, who has written memos arguing that the United States could use torture in interrogations of detainees, has resigned.

posted by Laila Lalami at 05:08 PM