Good Germans?" Majority of Americans Favor Torture for Detroit Underwear Bomber [View All]

Good Germans?" Majority of Americans Favor Torture for Detroit Underwear Bomber

Posted by Joshua Holland, AlterNet at 12:00 PM on December 31, 2009.



Here's a poll asking Americans if they approve of their government violating its own long-standing laws and treaty commitments in order to commit one of the worst crimes against humanity. Sadly, a majority said 'yes.'

(Via TPM):

Fifty-eight percent (58%) of U.S. voters say waterboarding and other aggressive interrogation techniques should be used to gain information from the terrorist who attempted to bomb an airliner on Christmas Day.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 30% oppose the use of such techniques, and another 12% are not sure.








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god help us.