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The ACLU is suing two CIA contractors for saving American lives

By Tom Rogan
Published August 8, 2017 9:33pm ET
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The ACLU is suing two CIA contractors for saving American lives
Had certain terrorism plots come to fruition, hundreds, possibly thousands, of innocent people would have died. Unfortunately, that reality has been lost as most of the media laps the ACLU's claims at face value.

On Monday, a Federal judge ruled that an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit against two former CIA contractors should proceed to jury trial.

The ACLU is suing James Mitchell and John “Bruce” Jessen for their role in developing the CIA’s “enhanced interrogation technique” (EIT) program.

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