{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68e695c6d798804c9e4bbd13/69b2005cbba705d7aa461cda?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"S1E19 Torture","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68e695c6d798804c9e4bbd13/1773272337800-a3d0f2a9-059d-4f95-bf45-aa050c468a14.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>THE BLURB: If this story has a heart of darkness, this is it. How did American policy find its way to legitimizing torture? In this episode, we'll take you down that terrible road. America became a torturer because certain people - including then Vice President Dick Cheney - wanted us to be that thing. We'll also describe how the Bush Administration's wordplay, dancing around the word \"torture\", made torture inevitable.</p><p> </p><p><u>SHOW NOTES</u></p><p>For more great podcasts like Dead Drop, please visit <a href=\"https://costardandtouchstone.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://costardandtouchstone.com/</a></p>","author_name":"John Kiriakou & Alan Katz"}