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Sunday, May 16, 2004

Torture 

The fact is, once you start treating prisoners as if they are guilty, before any due process and with the use of torture, you become the moral equivalent of jihadists who would kill ALL Americans for their "crimes" against Allah.

Does everybody understand that simple concept now?


Beyond that, the Bush administration considers this type of treatment as legal and appropiate not just in a military context, but in a domestic one as well, ie, subjecting Americans to the same type of torture when being held by domestic police forces.

The possibilies for abuse become infinite. Imagine being arrested for a minor offense that can happen to almost anyone, such as DUI, and having your head submerged in a toilet because you had become "uncooperative" in the eyes of the police.

Does everybody now understand how this affects us all and why it's such a big deal?

Good.

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