Posted by Tina
The following quote is from a very good article that I think makes an important point…the “torture” debate should not be resolved by politics. The issue needs to be settled for the good of the country; it should not be settled through litigation and second guessing previous administrations or in the media. Surely there is a better place and method for debating and resolving the questions and differences of opinion that exist.
Imagine….
Now he is in American custody. What will happen? How do we get him to reveal his group’s plans and the names of his colleagues? It will be hard. It will, in fact, be harder than it used to be. He can no longer be waterboarded. He knows this. He cannot be deprived of more than a set amount of sleep. He cannot be beaten or thrown up against even a soft wall. He cannot be threatened with shooting or even frightened by the prospect of an electric drill. Nothing really can be threatened against his relatives — that they will be killed or sexually abused. He knows the new restrictions. He knows the new limits. He may even suggest to his interrogators that their jobs are on the line — that the Justice Department is looking over their shoulders. The tape is running. Everything is being recorded. He is willing to give up his life. Are his interrogators willing to give up their careers? He laughs. – “Torture’s Unanswerable Questions,” by Richard Cohen, Washington Post