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In reply to the discussion: 12 things to keep in mind on the Torture report [View all]Locrian
(4,523 posts)31. great post
11) The reports conclusion that torture didnt do any good is a big deal. You may argue, as I do, that even if torture sometimes worked, its still immoral, criminal and ultimately counterproductive. As I wrote during the Zero Dark Thirty furor, torture is not about extracting information, its about power, revenge, rage and cruelty. Its about stripping people of their humanity. Throughout its history, its only reliable byproduct has been false confessions. But the pro-torture argument is simple: The ends justify the means. So if the evidence is overwhelming that torture achieves nothing or less than nothing then we win the argument by defaul
That's the key - the true purpose is ALWAYS to manufacture false confessions. The purpose of which is to continue justification for more war, more war, more war. Both as a functional feedback of the system itself and for public propaganda purposes.
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Too many politicians signed off on torture and assainations to make the report effective.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Dec 2014
#1
"Feinstein has the power to read the report into the Cong. record, but refuses to do so"
dixiegrrrrl
Dec 2014
#2
Obama ended the torture, dismantled the machine, it is not up to him to prosecute, it is up to us.
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#43
Dayum! I thought I might have imagined that when I wrote about it yesterday. Because I'm not
KingCharlemagne
Dec 2014
#47
The only thing that stays on my mind about this is that torture violates international law.
L0oniX
Dec 2014
#12
The realeased version is the "sanitized" version. I wouldn't be surprised to find out about child
blkmusclmachine
Dec 2014
#40
Important post to read on how bad what we read is, there's even more and more evil disclosures to...
marble falls
Dec 2014
#45