“I'm probably not the only one up at this table that is more outraged by the outrage than we are by the treatment.”

—  James Inhofe

regarding Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse, quoted in [2004-05-12, GOP senator labels abused prisoners 'terrorists', CNN, http://articles.cnn.com/2004-05-11/politics/inhofe.abuse_1_naked-prisoners-iraqi-prisoners-james-inhofe]

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