It's almost as though the author is condemning such actions. Does the rabbi not listen to insightful minds like Jane Fonda's when she tells us how we ought respect these noble civilizations older than our own?
In my world they'd all be facing an eventual firing squad anyway.
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They are Lying...
Torture is a very reliable means of interrogation..
That's why it has been used for thousands of years, if not tens of thousands...
I'm all for using torture when appropriate..
I'm also in favor of using drugs, so-called lie detectors, MRI's, EEG's, voice stress analysis, and any other technologies we may have...
I'm fully confident that a bit of technology and some judiciously applied pain can bring out every bit of information a subject has...