If you thought that by torturing one person you
could get information that would prevent a terrorist attack, which
could kill thousands of people, would you do it?" A member of our food
co-op asked me that question the other day as we packed grocery bags.
Recent
revelations of cruelty practiced by U.S. personnel against Iraqi
prisoners have made torture a topic of conversation worldwide.
International agreements concerning torture are back in the news.
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