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Dan Ur on April 15, 2006 - 6:29am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Though I don't approve of the methods used to get information.   They could be using the methods that other nations like North Korea and Rome used to get information from folks.  Just a thought!
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Twilight on April 15, 2006 - 9:10am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Well, given how many of the victims appear to have died during the interrogation, the methods are bad enough.  And from the description of the contents of the videos not released, if that is true then there are many real horrors.

And I don't buy this "it's not that bad" bullshit at all.  There is no excuse, no rationalization for it.  NONE.  NEVER.

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tom deplume on April 15, 2006 - 10:23am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
"In vino verus" is a latin phrase meaning "in wine there is truth" The Romans didn't use torture as an interogation method. They would get an opponent drunk and well fed then ask about military matters. They knew that under torture a person would make up stories just to stop the pain. The Romans used public torture as a way of controlling conquered populations.
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Donal on April 15, 2006 - 7:16pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
In vino veritas - truth in wine
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