
I've seen a lot of strawmen in my time, but this one wins the pie. From Michael Scheuer, chief of the CIA's Osama bin Laden unit from 1996 to 1999
You know, the guys who created the show '24' really have a lot to answer for, foremost being the old ticking A-bomb with no time! scenario. And you know what happens if you don't play the Jack Bauer way.
It's like these guys are going to freak out if we say they can't torture somebody. I'm sick enough of this hackneyed plot line that I don't even want to discuss it anymore. So in the spirit of compromise, if these citizens will just give it a rest, I'm willing to throw my support behind a major piece of policy - the You Can Torture bin-Laden Rule. That's right, if you catch Osama and think he knows where that A-bomb is, go ahead and torture the shit out of him. As a matter of fact, if you capture the guy and don't think he knows anything, you can torture him anyway, anything just to make you shut up. |
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