On Mon, 31 May 2004, Carrol Cox wrote:
> > There's just one huge problem with this theory: even if you do return
> > people to the infantile state, there's one thing everyone agrees about
> > that theoretically constructed state: that people, when in it, can't
> > tell the truth from fiction.
>
> True, but not really relevant, because the purpose isn't collecting
> information but (as I believe Chuck also pointed out in one of his
> posts) creation of general terror.
I agree. But that still makes it relevant for the public debate. It's horrible that the usefulness of torture is being debated. But it is. And since this is, as you say, an excuse, it's useful to point out that it makes no sense.
Michael