excellent musings on the entire Torture debate<\/a>. \u00a0I\u2019m still not convinced that waterboarding doesn\u2019t qualify as torture. \u00a0I just can\u2019t see the Nazis doing it and us shrugging our shoulders and saying \u2018At least they didn\u2019t torture the fellow.\u2019 \u00a0Still, the greater point is the dangers posed in such a heated debate, and how they apply to both sides. \u00a0Those who would gladly torture for the American way? \u00a0Shame. \u00a0Those who nonetheless distort and even lie for the greater good? \u00a0Catholics, need we say? \u00a0An excellent piece that should be read before entering into the debate. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For proof, I give you John C. Wright\u2019s excellent musings on the entire Torture debate. \u00a0I\u2019m still not convinced that waterboarding doesn\u2019t qualify as torture. \u00a0I just can\u2019t see the Nazis doing it and us shrugging our shoulders and saying \u2018At least they didn\u2019t torture the fellow.\u2019 \u00a0Still, the greater point is the dangers posed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2805,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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