How could any circumstances be more dire? In 1945, a single individual didn’t have the capability of killing a million people with a suitcase sized device.
Does that capability justify torture (however we choose to define it)? That’s harder to say.
But it’s definitely sticking with the big lie to pretend that the circumstances in 2009 are the same as the circumstances were in 1945.
How could any circumstances be more dire? In 1945, a single individual didn’t have the capability of killing a million people with a suitcase sized device.
Does that capability justify torture (however we choose to define it)? That’s harder to say.
But it’s definitely sticking with the big lie to pretend that the circumstances in 2009 are the same as the circumstances were in 1945.
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