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Jay Rockefeller: “We don't glorify torture and killing, and there won't be torture on my watch.”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2009
We don't glorify torture and killing, and there won't be torture on my watch.
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Rockefeller emphasizes the importance of lawful leadership and rejects torture.

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