'A Free People Will Not Permit Torture'
By Ramsey Clark
Fear is the principal element in both public acceptance of torture and individual submission to it. The frightened public is persuaded that only torture can force confessions essential to prevent catastrophic acts-terrorism in the present context. The frightened victim is persuaded torture will be unbearable, or be his death.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23448.htm
"We're The Children Of Barnum & Bailey"
By Bill Moyers
Forget what you learned in civics about the Founding Fathers - we're the children of Barnum and Bailey, our founding con men. Their freak show was the forerunner of today's talk radio.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23450.htm
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=torture
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Ramsey+Clark
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Moyers
Fear is the principal element in both public acceptance of torture and individual submission to it. The frightened public is persuaded that only torture can force confessions essential to prevent catastrophic acts-terrorism in the present context. The frightened victim is persuaded torture will be unbearable, or be his death.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23448.htm
"We're The Children Of Barnum & Bailey"
By Bill Moyers
Forget what you learned in civics about the Founding Fathers - we're the children of Barnum and Bailey, our founding con men. Their freak show was the forerunner of today's talk radio.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23450.htm
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=torture
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Ramsey+Clark
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Moyers
rudkla - 9. Sep, 13:37