United States of Torture

New post on my blog The Stubborn Mule on torture & its effectiveness as an interrogation technique.

We’ve sacrificed a lot of our American identity under the guise of national security and patriotism. The issue of torturing prisoners is a black eye on our United States. Lawmakers are at odds in Washington over the necessity and the effectiveness, but yesterday the Senate Intelligence Committee finally approved a 6,000 page report on CIA detention and interrogation by a 9-6 vote. Most notably, Sen. John McCain, who was once a POW and victim of torture, was a no vote but showed support and spoke out against the use of torture as an interrogation technique by American forces.


To read more go to:
http://unapologeticallyliberal.wordpress.com/2012/12/16/united-states-of-torture/

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