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Cowardly draft dodger defends anal rape<\/a>. \u00a0He uses two lies to do this. \u00a0One is the vague suggestion that it was medical care because it was done in response to a hunger strike (you know, like refusing to treat bullet wounds, neglecting injuries until a prisoner lost an eye, and freezing prisoners to death was medical care). \u00a0The other lie is the claim that since no death or permanent injury resulted from anal rape, it was not torture. \u00a0This beloved argument of torture defenders is also a first class argument for all forms of rape. \u00a0\u201cProlifers for Rape\u201d. \u00a0Catchy. \u00a0Enjoy your bedfellow, Catholic Torture Defender.<\/p>\n

The Narrative of Torture Defending Lies and Sophistries in the media and in my comboxes seems to be clustering around \u201cWe didn\u2019t torture and besides they deserved it, except for the ones who were innocent whose deaths don\u2019t matter because War is Hell. \u00a0Also, the ends justify the means because it worked because we GOP spokesmen and CIA agents who refused to cooperate with the investigation and who have been lying through our teeth say so, without evidence. \u00a0And besides, pro-aborts issued this report, so it\u2019s false despite its copious documentation. \u00a0Lots of countries use way worse torture than we do, so our tortures are fine. \u00a0Torture is sooooo impossible to define. \u00a0Lots more people commit the mortal sin of abortion, so my few beloved mortal sins (including threats to murder children) are perfectly fine and I will use unborn children as human shields to defend them. \u00a0Torture opponents are not Real Men like like damp-handed doughy coward Karl Rove and five time draft dodger Dick Cheney. And Shea is fat and obnoxious and nobody likes him anymore and he is no longer welcome at the Cool Kids table. \u00a0Everybody is saying so. \u00a0So shut up.\u201d<\/p>\n

That the \u201cprolife faithful\u201d Catholic torture defender should come to this. \u00a0Why die on this hill for *this* cause? \u00a0All that\u2019s left you is naked, easily documented lies, consquentialism and the genetic fallacy. \u00a0Repent and receive the mercy of God. \u00a0It is hard for you to kick against the goads.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"