Are not, will not, “does not”?
by digby
Sam Stein notices that the White House does not admit to spying on Angela Merkel, but rather says they are not doing it and will not do it.
Readout of Obama’s call with Merkel pic.twitter.com/1BEfouqUeR
— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) October 23, 2013
Well, at least they added the “will not” which is more than they do with the bizarre circumlocution they always use when someone brings up torture. On that they (Obama included) just assert as fact that “the US does not torture” despite the fact that we know it does. Then again, this one doesn’t carry war crimes charges so you can understand why they’d be a little bit more forthcoming.
Once again, I urge people to read this article about this subject.
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