Thread: Torture memos
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Old 01-30-2010, 01:14 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce View Post
Except for Dick Cheney and UG, I think most Americans don't approve of torturing detainees, foreign or domestic. But the wrinkle is, what constitutes torture? The Department of Justice, Army Field Manual and Geneva Convention, outlines are open to interpretation, especially when it applies to mental torture.
And back to the beginning we go. This was exactly my point. Its all up to interpretation.
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