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Scary

The scariest thing is that a recent poll indicated that a clear majority of Americans, 51%, approved of torture.  Using the term "Enhanced Interrogation Technique" or worse yet "E.I.T.", instead of torture goves it an Orwellian quality.  Shame on them but surprisingly shame on us (the American public), too.

We need to get out the word.  Torture does not work.  It provides false "information" that repeatedly led the Bushies into bad policy choices.

It's wrong and it doesn't work.  It puts our own troops at risk.  It pisses off the local population and gives the terrorists a new flow of fresh recruits.  It may be emotionally satisfying but it is wrong at every level.

What are these mega churches and fake "universities" like Regents teaching?  A huge number of Justice Department lawyers have suddenly come from Pat Robertson U. and they have no moral scruples whatsoever.

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by: David Kowalski @ Sat Jun 13, 2009 at 10:53:52 AM CDT