Torture Debate Follows Holder To Europe

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Source: CBS News/AP

Attorney General Visits Centuries-Old Torture Site As He Seeks EU Help With Gitmo Detainees

(AP) The Obama administration says it won't look backward in the debate over harsh interrogations. On Attorney General Eric Holder's first stop in Europe this week, he looked back centuries, visiting a historic torture site.

Holder arrived Sunday in London, the first of three European cities he will visit seeking allies' help to close Guantanamo Bay, fight terrorism, and catch cyber-criminals.

The attorney general and his staff took a tour of the Tower of London, home of The Bloody Tower, and also the site where Guy Fawkes was put on the rack in 1605 to name those plotting with him to blow up Parliament.

The tower visit is standard fare for tourists, but one loaded with extra meaning for Holder, who listened quietly to tales of torture, execution, and palace intrigue.

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[No Elephants]

1. If Holder cannot spell Special Prosecutor, he can refer to my email to the DofJ.

[EFerrari]

2. Remember he doesn't write the headline. And notice he went

to the Tower.