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A recent Pew Research Study, found out that Americans are divided on the issue of torture...
"Amid intense debate over the use of torture against suspected terrorists, public opinion about this issue remains fairly stable. Currently, nearly half say the use of torture under such circumstances is often (15%) or sometimes (34%) justified; about the same proportion believes that the torture of suspected terrorists is rarely (22%) or never (25%) justified."
I'm partial to Elie Wiesel's opinion:
"Torture is always wrong, because the tortured person dies more than once."
Published May 4, 2009 by Gerald Britt |
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Comments (1)
The Nation had a good point in last week's edition:
"This incompetence (of the Bush Administration lawyers) is especially serious because of the conduct it enabled. If a private lawyer gave such a lopsided and wrongheaded analysis to a business client, he'd be history. Lawyers advising private clients about to make important decisions (a "bet the company" kind of decision) meticulously analyze all sides of a question so the clients can assess risk and choose wisely." See http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080428/gillers
I've been thinking a lot about how best to deal with this and, while I believe torture is horrible and a horrible violation of basic human rights, I'm fearful of what beholds President Obama after his term(s) conclude...political tit-for-tat is my concern.
I have recently been wondering if the lawyers that published these memos shouldn't be indefinitely disbarred. It would guarantee that at least they could never produce these memos in another administration, but this may be a problem synonymous with terrorists: knock out one and five more just like them spring up.
Posted by Levi Henry
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May 4, 2009 9:12 PM
Posted on May 4, 2009 21:12