This issue has been discussed for years since *enhanced interrogation* became the common descriptive for Torture. But let's have another crack at it.
Using torture to extract intelligence has universally been considered a failed tactic, even the CIA has said in the past that torture doesn't provide timely information of any use and what it does yield is minimal and usually unreliable, this from their own declassified documents.
Former GOP presidential candidate, John McCain, someone with first hand knowledge of torture and what it produces in the way of meaningful intelligence states "Torture produces [provided] more misleading information than actionable intelligence"
In light of the report and reactions from all quarters it's clear that some feel that even one tiny piece of intel that saves 1 American life justifies the torture of however many Non Americans it takes to do so, even if that ends in the death of those being *interrogated*.
To me, that fits right in with the mindset that currently is pervasive in our country that some lives are just worth more. American lives are more valuable than Non Americans, Rich lives more valuable than Poor lives, Men more valuable than Women, White lives more valuable than persons of color, famous more valuable....and so on and so on.
From my perspective, as long as this mindset exists, there will always be justification in some peoples minds for human rights violations. I don't know how we fix the issue, but it would be nice if we could all at least come to a consensus on what really is the root of the problem.
Using torture to extract intelligence has universally been considered a failed tactic, even the CIA has said in the past that torture doesn't provide timely information of any use and what it does yield is minimal and usually unreliable, this from their own declassified documents.
Former GOP presidential candidate, John McCain, someone with first hand knowledge of torture and what it produces in the way of meaningful intelligence states "Torture produces [provided] more misleading information than actionable intelligence"
In light of the report and reactions from all quarters it's clear that some feel that even one tiny piece of intel that saves 1 American life justifies the torture of however many Non Americans it takes to do so, even if that ends in the death of those being *interrogated*.
To me, that fits right in with the mindset that currently is pervasive in our country that some lives are just worth more. American lives are more valuable than Non Americans, Rich lives more valuable than Poor lives, Men more valuable than Women, White lives more valuable than persons of color, famous more valuable....and so on and so on.
From my perspective, as long as this mindset exists, there will always be justification in some peoples minds for human rights violations. I don't know how we fix the issue, but it would be nice if we could all at least come to a consensus on what really is the root of the problem.
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