John Conyers actually said...

We can't hide from what the commissions were set up to do, not just try people with tainted evidence, but hide the details and identities of those who obtained that tainted evidence, to hide the details and the identities of torturers.

Context

Conyers criticizes the military commissions for their lack of transparency and fairness.

07/07/2009

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