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Friday, April 24, 2009

News Good Morning News!

Posted by Sarah Mirk on Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 9:45 AM

Deadly Day: Suicide bombers strike a Shiite shrine in Baghdad, killing sixty Iraqis.

Prison Pics: Obama chooses to release photos documenting American torture of detainees. Officials insightfully say the photos are "not good." Meanwhile Dems aresplit over whether they should investigate Bush-era torture or whether they should be chickenshits.

Gates Crasher: Microsoft's profit falls for the first time in 23 years, aiding the self-righteous air of Mac users everywhere.

Greenhorns: California passes pioneering carbon reduction law.

Britain Smitten: Remember that dowdy British woman who snagged international limelight with her horrible hair and great voice? Now the tabloids are turning against her AND her cute new haircut.

Brutal Budgets: Multnomah County cuts jobs to save social services.

Lents Still in Play: Check out Matt's post yesterday about the delayed decision over Beavers stadium siting.

 

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I, personally, do not see anything wrong with using any thing you can to get information out of terrorists about any planned terrorist acts. Anyone who targets children and other non-combatants doessn't get any sympathy from me. It seems that using drugs would be better than outright physical torture would be more humane, but then, terrorists aren't humane either. I guess now I will wait for everyone to jump on me for my views, but thats' the way I feel.
Posted by ujfoyt on April 24, 2009 at 11:44 AM · Report
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"Anyone who targets children and other non-combatants doessn't get any sympathy from me."

http://www.iraqbodycount.org/
Posted by Abusive on April 24, 2009 at 12:59 PM · Report
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Torture is bad for interrogations because the information is always unreliable. People will say anything to stop their torture; it's just never the right information.

It's been studied that most terrorists are fringe types looking to feel a sense of belonging within a cause and the torture serves to reinforce their beliefs in the cause through a sense of martyrdom. Under torture the people lie almost every time.
Posted by LokNaar on April 24, 2009 at 3:38 PM · Report
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But aren't there some drugs that will make a person tell what he knows without lying? Or have I been reading too many spy novels. And by the way, where was all this outcry about torturing people when the Viet Cong was abusing our G.I.s? And the televised be-headings?
Posted by ujfoyt on April 24, 2009 at 4:27 PM · Report

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