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The Truth About Torture
George W. (no, not THAT guy) sends this link to Instapunk's interesting post about torture. I've blogged about the humiliation factor in everything Arab...their existence is constantly marred by perceived humilitaion. So far, what we've seen from Abu Ghraib has been just that - humiliation. It sounds likely that worse will be revealed, but interestingly enough, that actually might sit better with the Arab world - that death or maiming is preferred to humiliation.
The only way that this propagandistic equation of humiliation with torture can work is for Americans to remain in the dark about what torture really is. Are we really so coddled and naive in this country that we can't see the absurdity of declarations like Shweiri's?It's an interesting read and well worth your time.
June 16, 2004 • Permalink
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