So That's Where It Came From

The release two weeks ago of a Pentagon report confirming, yet again, that there were no direct links between Iraq and Al Qaeda (before our invasion, that is) reminded me that I was never really clear about where this alleged link came from. Now I know: we had the Egyptians torture it out of some guy.. And now we know: torture makes people make shit up, and that made-up shit helped materially lead to one of the biggest foreign policy blunders in our history.

Maybe this is why, after all this time, the Administration continues to push for the ability to torture prisoners. After all, sometimes the lies can be so much more politically useful to your agenda than the truth.