This story is archived

Senate Panel Questions C.I.A. Detentions »

Posted by: Aidenag 2 years, 5 months ago

Archived 56 0 drops

The Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday questioned the continuing value of the Central Intelligence Agency's secret interrogation program for terrorism suspects, suggesting that international condemnation and the obstacles it has created to criminal prosecution may outweigh its worth in gathering information.

Read Full Story at nytimes.com »

Submitted By:

Aidenag

Photographer by day, news junkie by night. My main areas of interest are politics and the environment.

This Story is Archived and Commenting is Closed

Comments: 49

Avg rating: (+4/-1 3)
Aidenag
June 1, 2007, 4:04 a.m.
LAtimes also has a article on this story for those interested.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/...
Avg rating: (+2/-0 2)
Amazing1
June 1, 2007, 11:04 a.m.
This should be made more public. I haven't heard a word about it on MSM. So the committee continues to endorse torture. As far as I am concerned, Bill Nelson from Florida should be out of a job.
The entire nation needs to face this ugly system and the kind of damage it has done to our relationship with the rest of the world. Shame on us.
Avg rating: (+1/-0 1)
hamy
June 1, 2007, noon
Why are we still allowing torture? Why do we need a committee to tell us that torture is wrong? Amazing.
Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)
dandt1612
June 1, 2007, 4:33 p.m.
It just amazes me at the number of things going on in our nation. And I can hardly believe that we the US of A are engaging in some of these practices. How do we look to the other countries on this planet? We have have sunk so far down.
Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)
jordan11
June 1, 2007, 5:52 p.m.
suggesting that international condemnation and the obstacles it has created to criminal prosecution may outweigh its worth in gathering information.>>>>>
Not to mention the decency of the United States that has been spit on, and treated like a 'flaw' to be eliminated.
Avg rating: (+1/-2 -1)
tanglang
June 1, 2007, 5:57 p.m.
Once again people who cannot stomach what needs to be done to protect our lives, are complaining that this necessary tactic is wrong. If torturing 100 known terrorists saves just one American life, it is necessary. Besides, these are known terrorists, or people who have funded or aided terrorists. Are their rights worth more to you than the rights of our innocent citizens?
Avg rating: (+1/-2 -1)
nostalgia
June 1, 2007, 6:20 p.m.
What is the definition of torture?? Would you include these??
extreme temperatures
waterboarding
noise stress
sexual embarrassment and humiliation
religious dilemma
prolonged cramped or restrictive confinement
Just curious
Avg rating: (+0/-1 -1)
MikeFromCanada
June 1, 2007, 7:22 p.m.
First of all, hasn't it been established that a lot of the detainees where falsely accused(although even one is too much). The notion that torturing 100 terrorists to save one American seems kind of arrogant to me; but i wonder what will happen next, are they going to start allowing torture to speed up say, murder trials at home. That most likely won't happen, if the whole torture thing was so justified they would be doing in the U.S. not in the shadows in a country where its legal.
Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)
flyonthewallzz
June 1, 2007, 7:50 p.m.
Corruption of blood:
The Moral low ground:
Desperation:
Opacity:
Profit:
Sin:
Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)
flyonthewallzz
June 1, 2007, 8:18 p.m.
I speak from ignorance
If someone I loved was injured I would seek retaliation. I love my family
A small handful of people dropped the stock market $1 trillion.
We have spent almost Â½ a trillion in our efforts.
Is there a better way to make an enemy?
This act was carried out so blatantly that it could be observed.
What would the contractors resume say?
The "Golden Rule" is consistent in all religions and philosophies.
Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)
flyonthewallzz
June 1, 2007, 8:49 p.m.
Even if you where willing to ignore the laws of war, The Nuremburg principles, The Geneva Convention.
This would still be a Sin!
We are better.
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."
Thieves where hung on crosses too.
Are we a good Shepard? Or are we misusing the rod and staff?
Avg rating: (+1/-1 0)
farmerman
June 1, 2007, 9:28 p.m.
It is alway worth a laugh to read the hate America comments of all you assorted Socialists, Libs, Communists and Canadians. Keep up the comedy routine.
Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)
ETproductions
June 2, 2007, 12:45 a.m.
Isn't it clear to all Americans? Why is there even any debate. The only way we can avoid totalitarian government taking us over is to make our own government totalitarian. There is no other way. Give up all your freedoms NOW, America. Otherwise, we may loose some of your freedom.
Avg rating: (+1/-0 1)
nostalgia
June 2, 2007, 6:39 a.m.
I still wish SOMEONE would give me a definition of TORTURE.
I think anyone would agree that the Al Queda manual was torture.
Where have you seen that reported on the news??
According to one source "To their credit, CNN and Fox News Channel ran stories on the declassified material. Yet nine days since the material was released, neither ABC, CBS, NBC, The New York Times nor The Washington Post has run a story with the photos of this shocking evidence of Al-Qaeda's barbarism."