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Entries tagged with 'torture'Judge all doctors' actionsRe: "A stain on the medical profession -- Eugene Robinson says doctors who played a role in torture should be held accountable," Tuesday Viewpoints. When Robinson wrote in your paper that doctors were involved in the "torture" of the terrorists,... Founders protected slaveryRe: "Constitution protects all," by Michael R. Morawey, Thursday Letters. Morawey shows an abysmal ignorance of history when he states "clearly, our Founding Fathers would not condone torture." The Founding Fathers condoned slavery, for heaven's sake, and some of them... Constitution protects allRe: "CIA Memos -- Justifying the means," Sunday Letters. One need only read the six letters on the CIA torture issue to see that, incredibly, many people will not examine this issue under our Constitution. Clearly, our Founding Fathers would... On investigation of torture ...Anger can cloud judgment Re: "Taking a deeper look at torture -- Probe another example that Obama is incapable of fighting terror, says Mark Davis," Wednesday Viewpoints. Davis shows why anger is not a good standard for judgment. He implies... The facts get in the wayRe: "Taking a deeper look at torture -- Probe another example that Obama is incapable of fighting terror, says Mark Davis," Wednesday Viewpoints. Davis' comments are a pastiche of misguided conservative talking points that have little basis in current or... On fighting terrorism: Cheney takes Obama to taskRe: "Obama defends closing -- U.S. prisons can handle terror suspects, he insists," Friday news story. Former Vice President Dick Cheney took President Barack Obama to task. No contest. Cheney, the media's favorite whipping boy, told a national audience, in... Talking points rebuttalHere is the evolution of Republican talking points concerning torture: We didn't torture. (Yes, you did.) All right. We tortured, but we got great intelligence. (No, you didn't.) OK. We tortured, but it was Nancy Pelosi's fault. John Lowe, Denton... Due process for allRe: "Here's what they did to us," by Don McElfresh, Sunday Letters. McElfresh "couldn't care less" about our treatment of al-Qaeda prisoners. There shouldn't be a double standard between our treatment of POWs and our treatment of McElfresh, should he... Obama, Bush and the anti-terror strategyOn Opinion Home today, we lead with an important piece by Jack Goldsmith, a former top Bush administration lawyer, arguing that Dick Cheney is wrong: Obama is not gutting Bush's anti-terrorism strategy, but is in fact upholding most of it.... We can't condone tortureRe: "Behind the Gleaming Facade -- U.S. must stand against torture by Arab allies," Tuesday Editorials. After listening to Dick Cheney vehemently defend and support the torture (waterboarding) of Guantánamo prisoners on Face the Nation recently, how refreshing it was... On harsh interrogation techniques: Here's what they did to usOur nation must resolve this torture issue legally and completely before we can ever expect to regain our moral standing nationally or internationally. And the time for a special prosecutor for torture is now. LeAndrew Moore, Plano Here's what they... No comparison on tortureRe: "Behind the Gleaming Facade -- U.S. must stand against torture by Arab allies," Tuesday Editorials. I don't understand why The Dallas Morning News takes a legitimate stand against torture by Arab allies and then, halfway through, starts to apologize... Is this the same John Wayne?Re: Leading Question by Mark Salditch, Sunday Letters. I'm curious about Salditich's comments that John Wayne movies embodies American ideals and that Americans don't torture. Are we talking about the John Wayne who starred in the movie The Searchers in... On torture ...Emotion ed misses target Re: "The other kind of smart -- Drake Bennett asks: Is it time for schools to try to boost kids' emotional intelligence?" last Sunday Points. Embarrassing moments such as Bennett describes are a natural and normal... On the torture memosRemember 9/11 Isn't it about time that people realize or remember what happened to America on 9/11? If it has slipped your mind, we were attacked by terrorists, and thousands of our people were killed. The terrorists didn't think twice... Caterpillar torture mildRe: "Memos detail CIA interrogation tactics -- Obama says agency workers won't be prosecuted for roles," Friday news story. Oh, no! A terrorist attempts to kill thousands of Americans, and we put him in a cardboard box with a caterpillar.... Is 'good torture' an oxymoron?Re: "Let's define torture before banning it -- We need to look at individual cases, says Mark Davis, not get rid of the practice altogether," Wednesday Viewpoints. This isn't simple semantics. Without an objective measurement, we can't separate the good... On Points: Just say no to peanutsCaption 3-24-04 --- 66592 --- A peanut" class="mt-image-right" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;" />Re: "Mass nut hysteria -- Joel Stein implores: Enough with the peanut allergies already, yuppies!" last Sunday Points. I found Joel Stein's column on... On Terrorists and Terrorism: This wasn't torture, but 9/11 wasRe: "Bush official: 'We tortured' detainee -- Authorized actions against 9/11 suspect called too aggressive," Wednesday news story. Susan Crawford has a tortured definition of torture, and officials like her would leave us vulnerable to more terrorist attacks. Sleep deprivation?... Murky reasoning on tortureRe: "Torture prosecutions would fix nothing -- Ruth Marcus thinks the costs of trying Bush administration officials would outweigh the symbolic benefits," Monday Viewpoints. Marcus relies on a litany of discredited ideas to excuse the intentional violation of domestic and... |