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Winterblues Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-26-10 11:35 AM
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Obama has stated flat out the USA does not Torture, BUT does it still use
"Harsh Interrogation Methods"?
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Demeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-26-10 12:02 PM
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1. Thrid Party Torture
Even worse than doing it yourself, for you are relying on corrupting another human being to hurt a third....
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mmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-26-10 12:04 PM
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2. Yes.
Saying that is for our consumption.
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-26-10 12:05 PM
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3. Well now! We really need to define the words! Cheney was so right!
Edited on Mon Jul-26-10 12:06 PM by YOY
Cause if there was ever a politician whose policies needed to be emulated...it would have to be Cheney!!!

:sarcasm:
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-26-10 12:06 PM
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4. President Obama is incorrect. We have black sites in Afghanistan,
notably at Bagram.
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VMI Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-26-10 12:08 PM
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5. Its pragmatic torture.
Overall, the progress outweighs the evil.
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mmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-26-10 12:10 PM
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6. Pragmatism is such a weasel word, isn't it?
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-26-10 12:11 PM
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7. Is he using Yoo's criteria for torture?
Have Yoo's "standards" ever been clarified or modified in law?
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Oregone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-26-10 12:12 PM
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8. Or it can just keep outsourcing
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Subdivisions Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-26-10 12:12 PM
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9. If they are, then this President is just as responsible for war crimes as the shrub is. Period. n/t
Edited on Mon Jul-26-10 12:12 PM by Subdivisions
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-26-10 12:13 PM
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10. You say tomato, I say tomato...
...changing the name of something does not change what it is.
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