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Pershing story is a hoax, but in rebutting it, we should not overlook past U.S. atrocities in the Philippines. See: newyorker.com/magazine/2008/02/25/the-water-cure @stephenwertheim/898599228527783937
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Most Americans probably know even less about the Philippine-American War than the Civil War. It's not a pretty story, even w/o Pershing.
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And studying it most definitely does not suggest that torture works to combat terrorism. Paul Kramer's work indispensable here.