Jordan Hayes wrote:
>
> You must -- if you're
> looking to oppose the use of torture in a civilized society -- you
> absolutely must address the moral issue and not the cost/benefit issue.
> If you try to do a cost/benefit analysis YOU WILL LOSE.
Agreed. But let me repeat the main point. Torture is _not_ primarily a device for gathering information but, like B-52 bombers, is aimed at terrorizing the general population.
Carrol