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Taxi to the Dark Side

Started by tomwatson · 11 months ago

We have the terrorists on the run. We’re keeping them on the run. One by one, the terrorists are learning the meaning of American justice.–George W. Bush, State of the Union address, January 28, 2003
We also have to work, though, sort of the dark side, if you ... Continue reading »

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  • Seriously, what is wrong with people? "You weren't fair enough to the torturers!" Who is he, Leni Riefenstahl?
  • When you put it in those terms, I feel like I should have been much harsher on Fujishima, and I'm a little disappointed that I wasn't more critical.

    In fact, as I had an hour's drive from the screening, it gave me plenty of time to think about how troubling it is that we're even in a position where we are forced into debating both the ethics and effectiveness of torture.
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