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Donald Trump reverses stance on torture and targeting civilians

Published on March 4, 2016 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

Donald Trump retreated Friday from his promise that if elected president he would order the military to kill family members of militants who threaten the United States. Trump’s campaign issued a statement quoting him as saying he would not order the military to take actions contrary to international or U.S. law. But fewer than 24 hours earlier, in Thursday’s GOP debate, Trump stuck to his position on targeting family members of militants and on an expansive use of torture against…

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Jeb Bush leaves door open for use of torture by government

Published on August 13, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Thursday declined to rule out resuming the use of torture under some circumstances by the U.S. government. “I don’t want to make a definitive, blanket kind of statement,” Bush told an audience of Iowa Republicans, when asked whether he would keep in place or repeal President Barack Obama’s executive order banning so-called enhanced interrogation techniques by the CIA. “This is something that I’m actually struggling with because I’m running for president … and when…

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