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Michael, here's a way to reason your way out of it: Understand that torture really only works to elicit false confessions. Even if your family were in imminent danger, torturing somebody wouldn't garner the info you wanted, no matter what you might have seen on "24" and in the movies. And, as Rick correctly states above, it's important to note that none (not a one!) of the detainees described in these memos was tortured under a "ticking time-bomb scenario." The government simply wanted information -- and when they couldn't get it legally, they resorted to torture. And, still, they didn't get anything they could use -- either to halt any terror plots in-progress, or even evidence that could be used at trial.
Comment Posted By Hal On 17.04.2009 @ 12:32
