President Bush has nominated a top architect of the federal government's torture policies to fill the number two position at the Justice Department. Former White House lawyer Timothy Flanigan has been nominated to be Deputy Attorney General. His nomination is now before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
As deputy to then White House counsel Alberto Gonzales, Flanigan advised on the development of policies that removed protections for torture and abuse, paving the way for the abuses at Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo Bay, and elsewhere.
Many are calling for an independent counsel to investigate allegations of torture and abuse of federal detainees.
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