Accountable wrote: Wow. Couldn't wait to work it into the conversation so you just wedge it here?
Rendition flights are a big issue in Europe, its our air space that is being violated secretly so that people can be tortured, against both European and US law.
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stewartcumming wrote: Rendition flights are a big issue in Europe, its our air space that is being violated secretly so that people can be tortured, against both European and US law.This new maleable definition of torture is what's getting people upset. Society is so soft today that sleep deprivation to get life-saving information is torture now.
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Personally I think the best system is one that's always changing. we have no written constitution so things can change with the times and there is lot of give and take with no hard and fast rules.
That's basically what I said but put into one sentence.
Personally I think the best system is one that's always changing. we have no written constitution so things can change with the times and there is lot of give and take with no hard and fast rules.
That's basically what I said but put into one sentence.
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stewartcumming wrote: Rendition flights are a big issue in Europe, its our air space that is being violated secretly so that people can be tortured, against both European and US law.
and common decency.Why do they hide it from the american people if they feel it is a justiufied course of action?
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This new maleable definition of torture is what's getting people upset. Society is so soft today that sleep deprivation to get life-saving information is torture now.
It's a but more than that. What the real issue should perhaps be is whether it is effective in providing accurate information or not. Most civilised societies gave up on torture because it is actually ineffective in producing reliable evidence.
and common decency.Why do they hide it from the american people if they feel it is a justiufied course of action?
posted by accountable
This new maleable definition of torture is what's getting people upset. Society is so soft today that sleep deprivation to get life-saving information is torture now.
It's a but more than that. What the real issue should perhaps be is whether it is effective in providing accurate information or not. Most civilised societies gave up on torture because it is actually ineffective in producing reliable evidence.