Um...let's see:
If someone kidnapped you in broad daylight, then waterboarded you for hours on end, is it torture or is it "severe interrogation"?
If someone kidnapped you in broad daylight, then bitchslapped you 24-7--in six hour intervals; each session lasting 10 minutes--is it torture or is it "severe interrogation"?
If someone kidnapped you in broad daylight, then subjected you to extensive periods of frigid temperatures without let up--is it torture, or is "severe interrogation"?
Because last I checked, when the POLICE interrogate a suspect, they INTERROGATE the suspect.
When the government interrogates a suspect, TORTURING them isn't beyond the realm of reason.
But don't you just love the government's *definition* of torture? It's much like Bill Clinton's interprepretation of what is, *is*.
Ah...so much for American values.
Now I know why Blackwater likes their job so much.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071005/ap_on_go_co/bush_terrorism
2007-10-04 17:50:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
So your guy's definition of torture is: "If it saves lives--then I'm all for it"?
And you wonder why Osama LOVES people like you so much?
And you wonder why you've gone created more terrorists than you've killed?
And you wonder why you've lost all credibility and respect the world over?
Someone should record your entries and post them for future posterity--just so you can see how much you LOVE torturing others just to protect your faux paz democracies and freedoms.
2007-10-04 18:09:03 · update #1
It all a bunch of S#$%. Its the fact that americans get less and less of an education and more and more TV and video games. Everyone knows what it is. You dont need a PhD to say hey if that was happening to me I would call it torture. But Americans have fallen for the game "It depends on what your definition if is is" And Alberto Gonzalez stating well Habeus Corpus isnt explicitly stated. Habeus corpus is implied. But playing word games is something americans are willing to stand for so its going to go on.
2007-10-04 18:04:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Clearly those would be considered torture by me, and anyone who condones such disgusting and unacceptable practices has no clue about torture in general. It yields no credible evidence and therefore does nothing but destroy our national honor. When tortured the suspect will give the information requested regardless of if they did or did not do the crime just to end the torture. That is the reason why the police aren't allowed to do it, because the statements given are inaccurate, well that and most of it would be considered some form of assault.
2007-10-05 01:22:25 · answer #2 · answered by UriK 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
When someone does these things to captured Americans, all these people will be shocked and outraged. They'll call for reprisals against those who "torture" Americans. They will not see the hypocrisy or cause and effect. If you're going to promote yourself as highly moral, you must actually BE highly moral.
Will we never learn the simplest ethical and historical lessons?
2007-10-05 05:43:26 · answer #3 · answered by cmw 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If it isn't rape what is it?
When a man pins a woman down and has sex with her against her will, is it overzealous passion or is it rape?
That is what you hero Bill Clinton did to Juanita Broderick unless of course she is the one lying and not him. It would be funny if the only time he lied was when he was caught by DNA evidence, wouldn't it. And Hillary covered it up and threatened Juanita. You like those people more than those who would protect the well being of the citizens of the USA. Nut.
2007-10-05 01:11:08 · answer #4 · answered by callAspadeAspade 2 · 1⤊ 5⤋
This is war. Plan and simple. They don't play the rules and neither should we.In war people get hurt and die. That is the nature of war.It's OK for you to have these high morals, but your living in a fantasy world.They want you and me dead.No middle ground.If your that concerned I'll buy you a ticket to anywhere in the Arab world so you can reason with these people.Just tell them to stop, or are you one of those who feel the attacks on America were justified.
2007-10-06 03:38:18 · answer #5 · answered by Henry B 5 · 0⤊ 5⤋
I think the real issue here is that do we say the same rules apply to police trying to get information from a subject as apply to enemy capture during wartime. This is comparing apples and oranges.
Was it not torture when Sadaam Hussein killed millions of his own people? Is ethnic cleansing not torture? Is the killing and maiming of soldiers by all combatants in a war a form of torture? Are women not tortured in the middle east for the crimes of adultery? homosexual acts? showing their bodies?
American values toward its citizens is one issue. American values toward the enemy in wartime is another issue entirely.
2007-10-05 01:02:50 · answer #6 · answered by missingora 7 · 2⤊ 5⤋
To survive one must sometimes use unsavory methods. Those methods might offend you sensibilities but they protect you and allow you the freedoms you have. You might want ot read some anthropology.
2007-10-05 00:58:26 · answer #7 · answered by scarlettt_ohara 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
I'll answer you this way, if it means saving the life of one GI, one civilian, or even one piece of equipment, I'd classify it as preventative maintenance.
2007-10-05 01:00:37 · answer #8 · answered by bigoil_profiteer 1 · 2⤊ 4⤋