We all know torture is bogus. There is no scenario in which we will torture the guy with the launch codes for the missile aimed at the orphanage. That whole scenario is just a bunch of crap.
However, torture has been used, by American officials, and since we do have, despite BushCheney's best efforts, something left, even if tattered and torn, of our constitution, it is likely that captives who were heavily tortured at Gitmo (or elsewhere) will have to either be set free or to have important charges dropped against them.
That is likely to happen with what we presume are many inmates who were incarcerated for no good reason. But will it also happen to captives who are pretty darn likely to be real bad guys?
Yes, it turns out: Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... ...
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