Wow, this is kind of a big deal. A great many news outlets may have said this before, and quite a few commentators, but this is the editorial board of the New York Times.

Because of the Senate’s report, we now know the distance officials in the executive branch went to rationalize, and conceal, the crimes they wanted to commit. The question is whether the nation will stand by and allow the perpetrators of torture to have perpetual immunity for their actions.

Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the christening ceremony of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford

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