David Honig wrote:
1. Since death in combat is far more heroic [1] to these folks than it is to Americans, the torturers will have to be careful. ... [1] Though one wonders whether psyops -mutilation of corpse and cliched pig games- would help.
So, the torturers should get rid of their pliers and jumper cables, and instead get a dozen boars and a bottle of Viagra? Here's a religious question: If a devout Moslem prepares himself for a martyr's death [1] but is caught by the cops before his act and is buggered to death by a dozen pigs [2] on Viagra, does he still go to heaven? Does it matter if he spills the beans first or if he keeps silent until death? [1] Setting aside questions of whether killing innocents really gives you an express pass to heaven. [2] Four-footed pigs, I mean, not policemen. -- Steve Furlong Computer Condottiere Have GNU, Will Travel 617-670-3793 "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly while bad people will find a way around the laws." -- Plato