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This story is perfectly believable, and there is no reason to doubt this man''s account, but while some people might argue as to whether or not this particular instance is true, what we DO know is that torture has been a widespread practice under the Bush regime, and that in some cases, the USA even tortures prisoners to DEATH:
ABC News-
"The sources said that in that case a young, untrained junior officer caused the death of one detainee at a mud fort dubbed the "salt pit" that is used as a prison. They say the death occurred when the prisoner was left to stand naked throughout the harsh Afghanistan night after being doused with cold water. He died, they say, of hypothermia."
"According to the sources, a second CIA detainee died in Iraq and a third detainee died following harsh interrogation by Department of Defense personnel and contractors in Iraq."
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Investigation/story?id=1322866
It is not possible to reduce terrorism using torture, since torture IS terrorism.
At any rate, the top global terrorist threat, BY FAR, is the global terrorist network that currently operates out of the White House.
All other "threats" pale by comparison, and are hardly worth mentioning.- Reply to this comment
- FeelFree1,,,, Well, maybe a little cash & some good weed too.
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Re: "There is no greater weapon in the war on terror than undersstanding & a warm greating"
That''s pretty profound, "j-whitman"
I think "SearingTruth" would really like that one.- Reply to this comment
- Good night folks, good talking to all of you.
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- There is no greater weapon in the war on terror than undersstanding & a warm greating
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- jwhitman
You may be right, i was referring to the statement Jesus made about judge not lest you be judged, or the statement, Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. - Reply to this comment
- jwhitman
We also have crime here but nothing like in the states. I walk the streets day and night and never worry about where i fo to. I had a friend teaching police in Indonesia. He stopped at a Mosque one day. A man walked up and asked him what he wanted. He explained he had never been to a mosque and wanted the opportunity to learn more aboiut their religion. The man invited him in and they talked for two hours. When he was off on Saturdays he would buy a big bag of candy and walk down the stree passing it out to children. He told me they may grow up hating Americans but they will remember there was this one time when an American smiled at them, talked to them and gave them candy. He too was doing his part to try to increase the public opinion of Americans to be better thought of. - Reply to this comment
- ranger,,,, Which Jesus, I think our Christians have around 50 different versions of him
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- hugecock
What is your religion ? Does it acceopt you ? Are you perfect in every way and make no mistaks so that you are acceptd ? I chose Budhism because it gave me what i was looking for spiritually. Noone said i had to be perfect to be a Budhist. I am continually learning daily about the religion. I accept it as it is. I see Budhists making mistakes daily, are they not Budhists because they are not perfect ? Seems Jesus addressed this issue before also. - Reply to this comment
- ranger,,,, Thanks, that''s what I thought --- I used to go by myself as far as I could in Japan & Korea to some places that didn''t have electricity & walk back & never feared any danger..... I was even invited into a 600 year old Korean temple for as long as I wanted to stay.
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