GOP Presidential Candidates Bring Torture Back Into The Spotlight

GOP Presidential Candidates Bring Torture Back Into The Spotlight

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The GOP presidential hopefuls are trading attacks on the use of water boarding and other such harsh interrogation techniques. Donald Trump vows he would revive those techniques as president and has attacked Sen. Ted Cruz for opposing that idea. Many critics and studies, however, conclude that harsh techniques do not work.

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