Torture works sometimes -- but it's always wrong

Salon by Gary Kamiya | Apr. 23, 2009 (Opinion)

Led astray by leaders who played on their fear and anger, Americans have been deaf and blind and mute for too long. It is past time for our country to say an absolute no. No torture today, no torture tomorrow, no torture ever. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Apr 23, 2009 - 12:38 AM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - Apr. 23, 2009

A concise essay against torture.

Parry goes further, to say torture was effective, effective for the aims of al Qaeda and bin Laden.

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