[Melas]

Not just Washington. I spend a lot of days wondering what the hell is going on in Free Republic these days. I'm literally tripping over threads that call for one kind of barbarism or another. Sick comments about genitals and tree stumps in one thread. Torture of suspected terrorists in another. Yet another is riddled with comments from cutting the limbs off of someone. It's pretty sick.

[bigeasy_70118]

I am not really sure where you guys are coming from here. But considering I often take the contrarian view on certain issues, I'll refrain from calling you Birkenstock wearing, accoustical guitar playing, magic bus driving, free love hippies. First, even if I am willing to concede your point that torture does not work, it is an absolute hinderance in the prosecution of this war to announce to the enemy that this option is off the table.

Soldiers in a legitimate army from a country that has signed the Geneva Convention should never be tortured. I think even admirers of Josef Mengele would support that position.

On the other hand, take Khalid Sheikh Mohammed for example. He planned 9/11, he has knowledge of future attacks. What if he knew of a ticking bomb that would kill millions? You would have to be morally retarded to suggest that he not be tortured. Torture for KSM would not only serve the purpose of gaining information, it would also serve justice.