https://pjmedia.com/ronradosh/2009/01/06/the-panetta-appointment-and-the-torture-issue/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 04:23:33 -0400<![CDATA[My blog on Leon Panetta has raised some interesting questions among my readers. I received a private e-mail from a well known blogger, who accused me of being silent on the issue of torture, and who objected in particular to the phrase I used: &#8220;interrogation techniques vigorously opposed by the Left.&#8221; My blogger critic argues that these are techniques of torture vigorously opposed by every American President, until that of George W. Bush. Why, he asks, didn&#8217;t I make that point?]]>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:36:15 -0500<![CDATA[Ron Radosh]]>https://pjmedia.com/ron-radosh/2009/01/06/the-panetta-appointment-and-the-torture-issue-n182707