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Originally Posted by aceventura3
I re-read your response and could not let the above statement go. The US government does not sanction torture. If war criminals or political prisoners have been tortured, those responsible will be held accountable. I know our system is not perfect but we are diligent we try to be a just and open society. And, people have the right/obligation to speak-out and challenge our government. What we do, we do in the "light of day".
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I would like to believe this. I think we are a little further from perfect than you do. Couple of thoughts:
What happened to Paul O'neil and Richard Clarke when they spoke out and challenged our government? What happens to anyone that speaks out against this administration?
And as for sanctioning torture:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...books&n=507846
I'm not done reading this yet, but it casts reasonable doubt...