Sunday, January 4, 2015

the "facts" seem to depend on where you stand

the "facts" seem to depend on where you stand

January 04, 2015 CIA , Contra Costa Times 1 Comments
What The Report On Terror Got Right And What It Got Wrong

Rebecca Gordon, Jan. 2, 2015, Contra Costa Times

It doesn't matter whether torture worked. Torture is illegal under U.S. and international law, and it is a moral abomination. The framers of the United Nations Convention Against Torture -- which this country ratified in 1994 -- knew that people (and nations) tend to forget their promises when they are afraid. That's why it includes these words: "No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat of war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture."

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1 comment:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2015 at 5:45 AM

    Ya, well illegal immigration is also illegal and who enforces THAT law?

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