US 'anti-torture' claims not backed up by actions

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By: Carla Hansen
Issue date: 4/29/09 Section: Opinion

... I'm just going to throw out the idea, not an accusation but just the idea, that we got some kind of jollies off of torturing these people who could of killed a bunch of Americans.

I've heard people talk about how these prisoners deserve what they got. They're terrorists. They want to kill Americans. Let's do whatever we can to prevent that. Beating, simulating drowning, starving, and denying human rights aside, Americans are safe.

Sharp-shooter and former vice president, Dick Cheney defended the use the torture to keep Americans safe, saying, "The enhanced interrogation program stopped a great many Sept. 11-like attacks," according to Time.com.

I call bullshit on this one ...

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