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  "id": 6758072,
  "title": "George W Bush’s impunity led to Trump’s lawlessness | Kenneth Roth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/george-w-bushs-impunity-led-to-trumps-lawlessness-kenneth-roth",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T13:00:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/11/george-w-bush-torture-9-11-trump"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The reluctance of later administrations to repudiate Bush-era torture and endless detention laid the groundwork for recent violence If George W Bush’s abusive response to the September 11 attacks had been prosecuted rather than swept under the rug, Donald Trump would be less able to pursue his lawless policies. We can’t rewind history, but we can learn from our historic failure. Twenty-five years…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "9/11: The moment that changed the George W. Bush presidency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/9-11-the-moment-that-changed-the-george-w-bush-presidency",
        "published": "2026-09-11T10:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "Photos show the moment President George W. Bush first learned of the 9/11 attacks — and how the president's day unfolded",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/photos-show-the-moment-president-george-w-bush-first-learned-of-the-9",
        "published": "2026-09-11T12:18:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "How George W. Bush reacted to the 9/11 attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/how-george-w-bush-reacted-to-the-9-11-attacks",
        "published": "2026-09-11T13:05:31.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}