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In reply to the discussion: No Exceptional Circumstances Whatsoever... May Be Invoked as a Justification of Torture [View all]malaise
(275,339 posts)9. Including fear
That's why Germans are still being charged. That's why Pinochet was charged (as late as it was) and Bush, CHeney, Blair, Powell, Rice et al must pay. Add Bibi to that list.
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No Exceptional Circumstances Whatsoever... May Be Invoked as a Justification of Torture [View all]
bigtree
Aug 2014
OP
But..but..what if your neighbor's parakeet had a nuclear bomb hidden in his cage and...
Tierra_y_Libertad
Aug 2014
#1
What if you are working hard and under enormous pressure, can that be invoked as justification? n/t
PoliticAverse
Aug 2014
#5
Good point, the Geneva Convention doesn't say "enhanced interrogation" is illegal.
rhett o rick
Aug 2014
#35
*Every one* needs to go back and study the Torture Memos and how Bushco made torture legal.
Lars39
Aug 2014
#21
Ditto. Bigtree and I don't see eye to eye on many things, but on this we're in complete agreement.
RufusTFirefly
Aug 2014
#27
What if it's just "folks"? Torturers, torturees... Can't we just let bygones be bygones?
lumberjack_jeff
Aug 2014
#59