With all this new stuff about Gitmo and torture, I wonder one thing...

Hiya dragon54 Yes, you are right, how can we ever think that we are in the right if we are guilty of the same sort of behaviour as they are.

First of all I do not think what we were doing was torture. If you read international treaties and agreements you will see that torture is defined in some as permanent physical damage to a person. Most allow for a country to set the bounds of integrations of EXCEPT FOR POW OF COUNTRIES THAT SIGNED THE TREATY OR CONVENTION. Since terrorist do not represent a country they fall inot the same category as a spy and there are no rules.

Unfortunately there are certain types of people who delight in torture and causing pain. It makes them feel powerful. They are attracted to jobs that let them exercise this desire and get to be cruel and powerful.

There was a lot of talk about using truth serums shortly after 9-11. The biggest issue is that it is considered torture under the Geneva convention. Technically terrorists are not protected under the Geneva convention, but everyone on the left wants them to be covered not only by that, but by the US constitution as citizens it seems. You should also keep in mind that what truth serums do is dumb the brain down making it difficult to conjure a lie. That is by no means a sure thing and while they may work to some degree, they are generally considered unreliable. Here's a good article that discusses truth serums. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7773261.stm

I do not like a lot of things. I do not like violence. But when they are trying to protect all of us here in the US. They should be aloud to use any means available to then to protect us.