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1 comment:
I think I figured out the Blog system!
Ok, so about the torture article,
I am concluding that this is the gist of the authors statement?
" This is about a system that was hastily conceived, ineptly formulated, incompetently administered and now out of control. It lowers the humanity of the people who practice it, and the citizens who condone it."
Only to oppose the "justification"
that it is "an awful but necessary and skilled inquiry reserved for the worst terrorists"
But I don't think that's what the system is about. I think these interrogators and guards are looking for some the discovery of some secret and hoping to gain glory for finding out a 'name and date'. Therefore, willing to go to any extent that will get an answer. The article also mentions that " interrogation becomes pointless after a few days, while torture produces false confessions." Well, that isn't quite the case either. Interrogation is imperative to teach us exactly what we're up against. Therefore, spending lots of "quality" time with any captive would be the most productive method possible. It would teach us who, what, and why the "enemy" are. Approaching an enemy as a comrade is one of the most effective ways of gaining information. If our people don't understand that and approach potential informatants as enemies, yeah they probably won't find out anything useful and get frustrated with the prisoners. What can we do about it? The author seems to be accusing the citizenry of allowing this to happen and quite frankly, I think the whole anti-terrorist thing makes the line between enemies impossible to cross under any circumstances. Even if that line means defeating the opposition. Conclusion, Americans need to approach "terrorism" in a less absolute extreme less offensive manner.
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