The Torture Memos and Historical Amnesia
The reigning doctrine of the country is sometimes called "American exceptionalism." It is nothing of the sort. It is probably close to a universal habit among imperial powers. France was hailing its "civilizing mission" in its colonies, while the French Minister of War called for "exterminating the indigenous population" of Algeria. Britain's nobility was a "novelty in the world," John Stuart Mill declared, while urging that this angelic power delay no ... Full Story »
Posted by Chris Finnie
Doonesbury editorialized: ..Our interrogation program was mostly borrowed from the commies... who used torture to extract false confessions from captured U.S. airmen. In other words, to get the truth from terrorists, our geniuses chose techniques specifically designed to make people lie!