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Edited by AllahRidesCamels:
12/12/2014 12:09:21 AM
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Should It Be Legal: Special on CIA Released Documents
Due to the released documents, I found this to be appropriate and I haven't seen much about this subject.
CIA files were given to the Senate by Pres. Obama which details accounts of threats of sexual torture with a broomstick, sleep depravation for 100+ hours, and "anal hydration". These are not exaggerations on my end. These reports were made post-9/11. These tortures were used on known terrorists to find the whereabouts of others.
So the topic is, do you think this torture should be legal? Is this something America should endorse?
Many are appalled by the actions of the CIA calling it "Un-American" and breaks their own moral code. They say it should be illegal and the CIA should apologize.
Others say that it was justified for the greater good of the people. The terrorists deserved it and it led to many intelligence victories which the CIA claimed to have helped the war on terror.
Thoughts? Do you think it was right to release the documents in the first place? Was torture the best decision?
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1 ReplyI assume some of the people tortured were terrorists, willing to blow themselves up to kill americans. If they don't value their lives, why should we value theirs? Especially if they are trying to kill us? Second, I'm sure that Al Qaeda, Taliban, etc. don't follow the rules that the Western world sets and fewer people hate them for their larger human rights violations than the torture of a few innocents that the US committed. I'm fine with the torture, although I'd hope they get better at determining innocent vs. guilty.
