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Thinkprogress is linking to a story which reports that 24 is becoming a training Guide for US soldier to for how to torture.

They also link to a storyreporting that Sutherland will speak to cadets at the West Point military academy about the issue

The Army as wants Sutherland to talk to the Troops

Thank Progress has the story

Not 24....

but torture. an article posted at The Nation
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This article looks at the effect that torture and containment has had on José Padilla. They report that after being help by the military since 2002, Padilla has become mentally unstable. The report goes on to talks about how this is nothing new for the american military, but Padillia's case is the first to come before the courts because he is an American citizen.

Links? Yup

Crooks and Liars has some links, and a bit of commentary regarding 24's roll back of torture in the second half of the season.

Another Day - More Torture Links

ThinkProgress.org blogs about the U.S. Military's unease with the representations of torture in 24 and how those repsentations are effecting troops.

Taped @ The American Prospect has more

yet another 24 link

The Carpetbagger analyzes the New Yorker profile Joel Surnow, creater of 24

More 24 links

thanks gavin:
http://leninology.blogspot.com/2007/02/24-is-torture.html

More MSM people co-opting 24

Crooks and Liars has the story. People like Rush Limbaugh, throught he may be a fan, co-opts the voice of the creater and uses that voice to damand his viewers read 24 how he wants them too.

Media Matters has more.

This is the best quote of them all:

I'll tell you one thing, Bill. The average American out there loves the
show 24. OK? They love Jack Bauer. They love 24. In my mind, that's as close to
a national referendum that it's OK to use tough tactics against high-level Al
Qaeda operatives as we're going to get. OK?

Really? I had no idea that watching 24 was a vote for torture. Some how i think you are full of shit.