| The Torture Issue |
[Apr. 24th, 2009|09:54 am] |
This new_york_loner site has grown cold from neglect; I've been spending my online time on posting boards across the globe. Mea culpa, once again.
The hot story this fine Spring morning is the debate and controversy surrounding the release of formerly classified documents that reveal the repeated use of waterboarding and other forbidden techniques on terror suspects held by the US.
Google News, at this moment in time, shows search results for [torture issue] at 5,740.
I decided to pick on the Big Apple this morning and post on the New York Daily News. I found a relevant story and submitted a comment that was accepted and posted.
The NYDN story is headlined, “Maybe torture was helpful, says Gibbs, but other methods may have been, too” and it’s by James Gordon Meek. Here’s the link:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/04/23/2009-04-23_maybe_torture_was_helpful_gibbs_sez.html#community
Here is the text of my post, (post #29):
Sadly, those who feel that heavenly ends justify devilish means may carry the day in this debate. That's the wrong message, the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. There will be consequences, some predictable, others unforeseen.
Could it be that much of the pre-invasion “intelligence” that was used to justify the Iraq War was based on waterboard-induced confessions? The OK for these techniques must have come from George W. Bush himself.
If lying to Congress about a marital tryst is a “high crime”, then this torture stuff must meet the criteria to be properly labeled as such. It may be too late to impeach, it’s not too late to prosecute. |
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