E.D. Kain furrows his brow at torture apologists:
It may seem necessary now, to many of them, to rewrite history or clean the slate or whatever - but in the end can this really be anything more than political suicide? Maybe for the architects - the Cheney’s and the Yoo’s - it makes sense. They face a real (if unlikely) chance at prosecution. When the media finally starts using the word “torture” instead of “harsh interrogation tactics” and all of this comes spilling out - the pictures, the video recordings, etc. - is this the side you want to be on? Standing over there in the spotlight with Cheney and Bush and Bybee and Yoo?
History is merciless.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2009/04/political-suicide/202626/
