Topic: torture

...if we executed paedophiles after their first offense: Cringing jurors watch Duncan torture boy on tape. It isn't something we like to think about, but there are people who must be utterly excluded from the rest of us. Now, one young man and his sister will never be "right," three people are dead, and one monster still breathes. All because he wasn't put away forever, the first time...

According to the Bush administration's definition of torture, McCain was therefore not tortured. Cheney denies that McCain was tortured; as does Bush. So do John Yoo and David Addington and George Tenet. The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan. Sorry for the straight link re-post. I'm wicked busy, but I should have something to talk about/announce tomorrow....

It's hard for me to believe how horrifically human beings can treat each other. How do we justify such acts as in this article described? This torture was perprated on Iraqis by Iraqis and the brutality is difficult to fathom. I do not know what the answer to such violence could be. We live in a violent world, where we concoct reasons to justify killing. I suppose this militia, like so...

Today's Olympics donation goes to Amnesty International for their continuing fight for human rights and against repression, torture and wrongful imprisonment. Meanwhile, the Olympics is on just about 24/7 here. My eyes glaze over during the unending swimming, beach volleyball and gymnastics events. Interesting that those have been basically the only sports NBC covers during prime time. Could it...