Post Sept. 11
CIA's proxy torture undermines law – and our humanity
Just over a year ago, legal scholars and pundits posed the question, "Is
torture justifiable in the post-Sept. 11 world?"
Now the unthinkable has come to pass. According to a report published in The
Chronicle last month ("U.S. uses tough tactics on silent terrorists," Dec.
26), some CIA and U.S. military personnel are tolerating and encouraging
physical abuse and torture as part of the "war on terrorism."
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/01/05
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CIA's proxy torture undermines law & humanity
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Type: discussion
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On Tue, 7 Jan 2003, marc.garrett wrote:
> Just over a year ago, legal scholars and pundits posed the question, "Is
> torture justifiable in the post-Sept. 11 world?"
>
> Now the unthinkable has come to pass. According to a report published in The
> Chronicle last month ("U.S. uses tough tactics on silent terrorists," Dec.
> 26), some CIA and U.S. military personnel are tolerating and encouraging
> physical abuse and torture as part of the "war on terrorism."
How poignant. One supposes the "war on those people"
is far more justifiable in "torture". But that is called
"dealings with the likes of you". Cough.
Always a good reason to murder.
Especially if it's passive-aggressive emotionally-driven
energetic leeching.
But if one wears the right uniform one can always appear "concerned".