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1Greensix

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9. We now torture prisoners?

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 09:40 AM

Dec 2012

If we now torture helpless prisoners and do not allow them to tell the public about it, how does that make us better than Nazi Germany, Stalin's Russia, or Mao's China? I am truly disappointed how this country seems to have thrown away its moral compass.

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Military judge allows total blackout of 9/11 plotters’ torture testimony [View all] unhappycamper Dec 2012 OP

Don't look back. Only Forward (c). blkmusclmachine Dec 2012 #1

thumbs down DarkBlue4Ever Dec 2012 #4

Whoever he is, he's now topping the list of BFEE/NeoCon picks for the USSC. nt DCKit Dec 2012 #2

K&R Solly Mack Dec 2012 #3

Rec'ing to get it some attention - nt dreamnightwind Dec 2012 #5

President Obama will be blamed for this decision. RickFromMN Dec 2012 #6

We'll never be allowed to learn who these guys were really working with and the all important "why" leveymg Dec 2012 #7

Are you assuming their testimony would be 100% truthful? Flatulo Dec 2012 #8

You're not likely to get much useful information if you don't ask the right questions. leveymg Dec 2012 #10

We now torture prisoners? 1Greensix Dec 2012 #9