December 8, 2014

The torture issue in brief

If CIA officials involved in torture, and Justice Department officials involved in redefining it legally, had been Gemans brought to trial at Nuremberg, they would have been convicted. - Sam Smith

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Sam, you don't seem to understand the basic principle involved here.

If our enemies commit atrocities, it is torture. That makes it evil.

If we do it, it is enhanced interrogation. That makes it okay.

Seriously, I often tell people that if we weren't serious about Nurenberg - we never should have brought war crime charges in the first place.