Torture again
The simple fact that the USA has been considering torture as a feasible political tool should have everybody screaming. Or they will, eventually. Via Jim Henley, regarding the convention against torture of which the USA is a signing country, and
Moral issues aside, it appears to be illegal to do what we're doing. Period. If the government wants to open a campaign to withdraw from the UNCAT, I'll take my chances on the debate. As it stands, many officials appear to be breaking the law under color of official duty. That sounds like a high crime rather than a misdemeanor.After training thousands of "interrogators" for friendly regimes, it seems that the current government has finally decided to apply that knowledge in-house. How ironic.
Comments
Camilo, I so agree with you. CNN had a television poll about whether or not we should torture prisoners, and when I saw it I nearly choked. It's repulsive to me that we could even consider it ok, and even more repulsive that it seems to totally not bother the average citizen of the US...
Posted by: Dawn | March 12, 2003 4:27 PM
No doubt they've been doing it for years, and none of us knew. That just seems to be how they work these days. Sad. :o(
Posted by: Maria | March 12, 2003 8:46 PM