When Torture Isn't Good Enough

Submitted by Bill St. Clair on Sun, 2006-07-16 08:20.

Steven D. at The Booman Tribune - commentary on this Salon article, claiming that kidnapping of the families of alleged terrorists is routine, authorized by the Pentagon. [root]

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I really don't have much to add. This is despicable, and a deep stain on our nation. Yet, can anyone argue that this step was not inevitable once George Bush declared his "War on Terror?" When you vow to fight the "terrorists" with the "gloves off" this is what happens: you begin to emulate the worst despots and the most criminal regimes on the planet. You view even the most heinous measures as necessary to combat your enemy, even those that were previously considered beyond the pale. You violate every law and standard of decency in pursuit of of an ever more nebulous victory. In short, you become the evil you first meant to oppose.

I don't give the Busheviks that much credit. They were already what they claim to oppose, long before 9/11. Inhuman scum. Lower than slugs.

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