Andrew Sullivan’s post reminded me of a fun blog called Regret the Error, which runs funny or otherwise notable newspaper corrections. In this case, the Guardian was forced to concede that no matter how awesome Jack Bauer is, and no mater whether John Yoo thinks it would be appropriate, Jack can’t interrogate a dead guy.

We said that, in the American TV drama 24, Jack Bauer, the counter-terrorism agent, resorted to electrocution to extract information. You cannot extract information from someone who has been electrocuted because they are dead. (Questioning, the Jack Bauer way, page 1, April 19.

The entire blog, especially the year-end roundups, is fantastic. Enjoy.

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