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...doubt that at least in some cases torture did save lives - probably a few conspiracies may have been broken up. In the meantime, how many tens of thousands of Muslims have been radicalized against the U.S. because of Abu Ghraib and reports of other instances of our use of torture? Some of those newly radicalized may be plotting more 9/11s. And many have already killed large numbers of Americans in Iraq and Afghanistan in suicide bombings, guerrilla warfare and other attacks. Geoff Pietsch, Gainesville...
...biggest casualties in the War on Terror has been America’s international reputation. Five years ago, we began to learn of the horrific treatment meted out to the prisoners in what was then known as the Abu Ghraib prison, just outside of Baghdad. While the accounts and descriptions of this abuse were chilling enough, what really pricked Americans’ collective conscience was the release of a series of photographs that documented (in grisly detail) the full extent of the physical and mental pain inflicted on these inmates...
...Laos, the American people have learned the hard way that there is often a massive credibility gap between what Washington tells them and the realities on the ground. The Bush administration’s refusal to be honest about what happened at Guantánamo Bay and Abu Ghraib not only hurt its credibility at home but also inspired much hatred, indignity, and anti-Americanism abroad. If the Obama administration follows in its footsteps, it will only find itself complicit in the opaque policies of the Bush...
...claims that the harsh interrogation of terrorism suspects helped save thousands of American lives. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has had to deny that she was informed about the CIA's use of waterboarding and has accused the agency of misleading Congress. (See pictures of the aftershocks of the Abu Ghraib scandal...
...doubt that at least in some cases torture did save lives. In the meantime, how many tens of thousands of Muslims have been radicalized against the U.S. because of Abu Ghraib and reports of other instances of our use of torture? Some of those newly radicalized may be plotting more 9/11s. And many have already killed large numbers of Americans in Iraq and Afghanistan in suicide bombings, guerrilla warfare and other attacks. Geoff Pietsch, GAINESVILLE...