FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent

measl at mfn.org measl at mfn.org
Mon Oct 22 19:13:51 PDT 2001



On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Jon Beets wrote:

> Subject: CDR: Re:  FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent
> 
> This appears total BS to me... While I don't doubt some agents do at times
> conduct their own idea of interrogation I sincerely doubt that the FBI as a
> whole would be considering this...
> 
> Jon Beets

In all seriousness, why?  

I brought this up for discussion today at lunch, with people who I
expected would downright disbelieve this, not just doubt it, and was very
surprised to hear their reaction, most easily paraphrased as "about time
they got around to it".

It seems that in todays hyper-"patriotic" environment, this is would be
not only an "accepted practice", but even a _preferred_ one by many
Amerikans :-(

--
Yours, 
J.A. Terranson
sysadmin at mfn.org

If Governments really want us to behave like civilized human beings, they
should give serious consideration towards setting a better example:
Ruling by force, rather than consensus; the unrestrained application of
unjust laws (which the victim-populations were never allowed input on in
the first place); the State policy of justice only for the rich and 
elected; the intentional abuse and occassionally destruction of entire
populations merely to distract an already apathetic and numb electorate...
This type of demogoguery must surely wipe out the fascist United States
as surely as it wiped out the fascist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

The views expressed here are mine, and NOT those of my employers,
associates, or others.  Besides, if it *were* the opinion of all of
those people, I doubt there would be a problem to bitch about in the
first place...
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