Tag Archives: torture

Torture: Let’s just say we don’t.

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Synova

I’d heard this opinion often enough from liberals when they discussed torture but have to thank Matt Damon for giving me a nice quote: ”Look, the best line about torture I’ve heard came from [retired CIA officer turned war-on-terrorism critic] … Continue reading →

Posted in Synova's Page | Tagged liberal hypocrisy, Matt Damon, torture | 2 Comments

Abuse and Confession

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Lee

While I’m certainly not in disagreement that maintaining a ban on torture techniques in military interrogations should be an objective of the incoming Obama administration, Joe Klein’s pitch for it in his latest column takes us somewhere far beyond the … Continue reading →

Posted in Notes on the war | Tagged Abu Ghraib, Donald Rumsfeld, Joe Klein, military interrogation, National Mall, Obama, sleep deprivation, stress position, torture, washington DC | 2 Comments

Method Music

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Lee

Bassist Steve Benton of the aptly named metal band Drowning Pool, is pleased to learn his music is used as a torture device by military interrogators at Guantanamo Bay.

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged bassist, Drowning Pool, Gitmo, Guantanamo Bay, interrogation, metal, military, Music, Steve Benton, torture, torture device | Leave a comment

Life Advice

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Lee

Try to stay out of a Libyan prison if you can.

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged advice, Libya, prison, torture | Leave a comment

Doing Their Dirty Work

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Joshua Foust

How many of you were as excited to find out we were torturing or helping out the torture of China’s non-terrorist-but-oppressed Uighurs? That line about releasing all Uighurs despite their status as a dangerous threat is extra-rich, too: why release … Continue reading →

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Mukasey on Waterboarding (UPDATED)

Posted on January 30, 2008 by MichaelW

Attorney General Michael Mukasey sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the interrogation technique known as waterboarding. Mukasey remarked that it is not an authorized interrogation technique, and that it “is not, and may not be, used in … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Foreign affairs, Law, MichaelW's Page, Military Matters, Notes on the war | Tagged hearing, illegal, interrogation, legality, Michael Mukasey, Senate Judiciary Committee, Terrorism, torture, waterboarding | 1 Comment

Me, Greg, Andrew and the two Glenn’s

Posted on July 25, 2006 by Lance

(Listening notes: Magnetic Fields, Husker Du, Queen, Soft Cell, Indigo Girls, The Smithâ€™s, REM, Pet Shop Boys, B-52â€™s, Scissor Sisters. A homage to Andrew Sullivan of sorts.)

I am here to step into the breach and defend Glenn Reynolds from two people I admire a lot. Continue reading →

Posted in Lance's Page, Uncategorized | Tagged ACLU, analysis, Andrew Sullivan, Ann Coulter, asymmetry, B-52â€™s, Belgravia, Belgravia Dispatch, Blairism, commissars, Dave Weigel, David Horowitz, decorative politics, detainees, doctrinaire libertarian, extremism, finance industry, fisking, George W. Bush, Glenn Greenwald, Glenn Reynolds, government sponsored illegality, Husker Du, independent integrity, Indigo Girls, Iraq, Israel, Law, libertarian, Libertarianism, lies, Magnetic Fields, Malkinesque, Malkinesque blogosphere, Michelle Malkin, New York Times, opinions, Pet Shop Boys, photographer, political distortion, Queen, R.E.M., Reason Magazine, Republican, Republican Party, right-wing, Rocco DiPippo, Scissor Sisters, Soft Cell, Tammy Bruce, Terri Schiavo, The Smiths, Tony Blair, torture, Travel Section murder plot, war | 2 Comments