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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 12:17 PM Original message |
Why are we even discussing torture as an option? |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. That's exactly why |
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JohnnyBoots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
2. First torture, then what........n/t |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
3. that's why we say Torture can't be U.S. POLICY--we have to be opposed in public |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 12:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. But it IS rapidly becoming open US policy |
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Sabriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
4. Maybe because TV shows promote it as useful and necessary |
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magellan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
5. Interesting excerpt from the UK's High Court ruling on torture in 2005 |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
6. You nailed it. Saturation breeds acceptance. It's a deliberate campaign |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
7. Obviously because torture is "on the table" while impeachment is not. |
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Devlzown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
8. You're right. |
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Ino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
10. The United States DOES NOT torture, and certainly not openly. |
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