James Bovard

James Bovard is the author of ten books, including 2012’s Public Policy Hooligan, and 2006’s Attention Deficit Democracy. He has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Playboy, Washington Post, and many other publications.

How James Comey Helped Save Bush-Era CIA Torture

James Comey helped legally sanctify CIA torture including death via hypothermia, rape-like rectal feeding of detainees, compelling detainees to stand long periods on broken legs, and dozens of cases of innocent people pointlessly brutalized.

James Bovard
作者 James Bovard
Former FBI director James Comey speaks during a stop on his book tour for "A Higher Loyalty" Monday, April 30, 2018, in Washington. ( AP/Jose Luis Magana)

“Here I stand, I can do no other,” James Comey told President George W. Bush in 2004 when Bush pressured Comey - who was then Deputy Attorney General - to approve an unlawful antiterrorist policy. Comey, who was FBI chief from 2013 to 2017, was quoting a line reputedly uttered by Martin Luther in 1521, when he told Holy Roman Emperor Charles V that

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