It's Our Cage, Too - Torture Betrays Us and Breeds New Enemies

These assertions that "torture works" may reassure a fearful public, but it is a false security. We don't know what's been gained through this fear-driven program. But we do know the consequences.

As has happened with every other nation that has tried to engage in a little bit of torture -- only for the toughest cases, only when nothing else works -- the abuse spread like wildfire, and every captured prisoner became the key to defusing a potential ... Full Story »

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William Wittmeyer
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by William Wittmeyer - Oct. 1, 2008

This article just goes over ground already plowed many times. Same arguments. No evidence is ever presented to support the conclusions of the authors. The ending argument if we do not engage in torture our enemies will not is not supported. A casual review of the situation in Iraq leads one to draw the conclusion that our behavior has no effect. Torture is practiced on a regular basis by the enemy.

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