Sen. Roberts re: torture - "Fear of the Unknown"

Tough Times for the 'Sissy Six'
Washington Post By Dana Milbank
Wednesday, November 9, 2005; Page A02

Emerging from lunch in the Capitol, Roberts, quickly surrounded by reporters asking similar questions, explained that although the United States shouldn't torture, prisoners should think otherwise. "It's the fear of the unknown that really allows us to get the answers that we need," he said.

Defending the military's treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, he added: "There are more senators and congressmen with ethics cases pending than there are problems with interrogation right now in Gitmo."

That argument might not earn him favor with his colleagues. But these are not the words of a sissy.

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