There is a moment in John Rizzo's new memoir when the longtime CIA lawyer has the chance to change history. It is March 2002, and Rizzo has just been briefed on the agency's proposals for interrogating suspected terrorists.
Not about to be out-done by buddies George Bush and Richard Cheney, let alone his subordinate John Yoo, the CIA's former top lawyer takes to the road in bad-ass competition for the title of top torture advocate.
One of his Bay Area tour stops will be at Kepler's Books, of all places... stay tuned for protest plans.
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