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|description=The "most powerful man you’ve never heard of" (2006) who was an energetic supporter of [[torture]] under George W. Bush. | |description=The "most powerful man you’ve never heard of" (2006) who was an energetic supporter of [[torture]] under George W. Bush. | ||
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| Born | David Spears Addington 1957-01-22 Washington DC | |||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Georgetown University, Duke Law School | |||||||||||||
Criminal status | At large as of August 2016 | |||||||||||||
Criminal convictions | • Torture • Cruel Inhumane and Degrading Treatment | |||||||||||||
| Member of | Baker Donelson, Phi Beta Kappa | |||||||||||||
The "most powerful man you’ve never heard of" (2006) who was an energetic supporter of torture under George W. Bush.
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In 2006 he was memorably termed "most powerful man you’ve never heard of".[1] Addington was a big proponent of some of Bush’s most notorious legal abuses, such as torture and warrantless mass surveillance, and is a loyal follower of the so-called unitary executive theory. In 2009 he was ranked #7 on a list of "The Top 43 Appointees Who Helped Make Bush The Worst President Ever"[2] His support for torture lead to his conviction in 2012 for crimes against humanity by the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Commission.[3]
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