Torture as calculated policy
CounterPunch
by Ben Saul
12/21/05
"Terrorism does not demand that we torture to defend ourselves. To the contrary, the threat of terrorism reminds us of the importance of protecting human dignity, even of terrorists. Law necessarily draws moral lines in the sand which cannot be crossed; the inevitability of torturing the innocent is a price too high to pay to save the lives of others...
http://www.counterpunch.org/saul12212005.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
by Ben Saul
12/21/05
"Terrorism does not demand that we torture to defend ourselves. To the contrary, the threat of terrorism reminds us of the importance of protecting human dignity, even of terrorists. Law necessarily draws moral lines in the sand which cannot be crossed; the inevitability of torturing the innocent is a price too high to pay to save the lives of others...
http://www.counterpunch.org/saul12212005.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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