drieuxster (drieuxster) wrote,
drieuxster
drieuxster

what if torture were not a gooder thingie pooh....

But Ressam's cooperation came to a halt by early 2003, resulting in the charges being dropped against two other coconspirators. His lawyers said years of solitary confinement, broken by periods of intense interrogation, had taken their toll on his mental health and corrupted his memory.
[ cf Millennium bomber stopped cooperating with investigators ]
What???

You mean if you keep on treating folks like they did Senator McCain, that there are some unpleasant side effects???

Not the least of which is the loss of any of that coolio Actionable Intelligence Product???

Hum????

Ah yes, what would have happened if we had considered persons who were detained by the Americans to be under the American Law??? You Know, as IF americans had some sort of Moral Commitment....

Would That be Asking Too Mucch???
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