From The New York Times Editorial Board, 7/2/2011

Unsung Heroes Who Opposed Torture (Editorial endorsing campaign to honor the heroic dissenters)

New York Times Editorial Board, July 2, 2011–A small gesture can mean a lot. That is the simple but compelling idea animating a drive to gain official honors for the patriots, both civilian and in uniform, who stood up against the Bush administration’s immoral torture policies.

The idea of bestowing honors on these heroes was raised in an April 28 Op-Ed article in The Times by Jameel Jaffer of the American Civil Liberties Union and Larry Siems of the PEN American Center. They said that while senior Bush administration officials approved egregious interrogation and detention practices, [more]