So Bush states that the United States does not torture. Has anyone asked him about CIA torture prisons in Eastern Europe, or many other countries to whom we export our prisoners to be tortured on our behalf?
McCain makes well-reasoned arguments why we should forbid torture. 1. It's unreliable, rarely credible 2. It hurts/haunts the torturer more than the tortured 3. It's against American values 3. It makes us just like our current and past enemies 4. It sets us up for the same treatment in the future by different enemies. See truthout.com for his statement, and Molly Ivins points out just how tough and manly it must feel to torture powerless prisoners that our completely under your control. Wow, too bad that torture DOESN'T WORK.
My husband and I watched the 9-11 National Geographic special recently on DVD. At the end, they quote bin Laden saying, "We love death. America loves life."
Do we love war or peace? Do we love torture? If we want to be like bin Laden, we, too shall come to love violence and death.
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