I voted that the torture was worse for the simple reason that once you're dead, it's over. I suppose this might depend on the method of death, but I believe the death here was relatively short.
The Geneva Convention is not a valid shield for the USA to hide behind, whether it was followed to the letter or not. Americans have already proven they don't have to follow any international laws when they don't feel like it. If the justification can be made of how many lives were saved because of torturing the prisoners, then it will. Anyhow, you don't need a code to tell you how bad it is to torture someone. If you do, then you're beyond all help.
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