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Memorial seen on November 19, 2014, for Michael Brown, a man who was shot by police officer Darren Wilson.Sebastiano Tomada鈥擥etty ImagesBy Tessa Berenson RogersApril 21, 2015 10:03 AM EDTA tree planted in memory of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. was damaged within one day of its dedication.The sapling, purchased by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association in Chicago, was cut down and the plaque at its base was stolen, the Washington Post reports.Another tree in January-Wabash Memorial Park, where Brown memorial tree was planted, was also damaged over the weekend.Officers canvassed the area talking to anyone who might have seen or heard anything related to the incident, the city said in a statement on Monday, according to the Post. No witnesses were located, and at this time police have no leads. An investigation into the incident is ongoing, and the City of Ferguson is replacing the trees today.The death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager who was shot by a white cop last summer, sparked a national debate on race and law enforcement.More Must-Reads from TIM stanley cup EHow the Economy is Doing in the Swing StatesHarris stanley cup Battles For the Bro VoteOur Guide to Vot stanley cup ing in the 2024 ElectionMel Robbins Will Make You Do ItWhy Vinegar Is So Good for YouYou Dont Have to Dread the End of Daylight SavingThe 20 Best Halloween TV Episodes of All TimeMeet TIMEs Newest Class of Next Generation LeadersWrite to Tessa Berenson Rogers at tessa.Roge Eiii China Urges Its Citizens Not to Hoard Rice Amid Mounting Concern Over Global Food Supply
The lobby of the CIA Headquarters Building in McLean, Va.Larry Downing鈥擱eutersBy Denver NicksDecember 9, 2014 3:28 PM ESTIn the debate over the governmentrsquo use of so-called enhanced interrogation techniques to question terror suspects the classic scenario put forth to defend torture is the ticking time bomb. Throughout the 2000s, torture proponents raised the specter of an imminent attack on innocent Americans to argue that coercive tactics might not just be permissible but morally necessary.In the wake of the release of a Senate report critical of the Central Intelligence A reebok gencyrsquo use of torture the metaphor has returned with a vengeance.In summarizing the findings Tuesday on the floor of the Senate, Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California said that Senate investigators never found a single instance of it happening.At no time did the C.I.A.rsquo coercive interrogation techniques lead to the collection of intelligence on an imminent threat that many believe was the justification for the use of these techniques. The Committee never found an example of this hypothetical ticking time bomb scenario, she said.But in a air max n op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal online shortly after Feinstein began speaking, six former directors and deputy directors of the CIA argued that was t jordan oo narrow of a reading of what a ticking time bomb means.In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, former directors George Tenet, Porter Goss a |
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