Either we are doing this to people, or there were no people were involved. In which case I’m sure PETA can launch a more effective drive than the human rights community. From TPM Reader CR: One odd thing about this torture debate is that it’s all about *us.* Whether we committed a crime, how it affects our collective soul, how the wheels of justice ought to move (if at all). But nobody is talking about the victims–it’s as if torture were analogous to smoking the marijuana you grew in the woods behind your house. Something technically illegal, but something that…
“O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? As I cannot see you through this all encompassing tent I am forced to wear”
“Alas, poor Abdul! I knew him Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy and trim beard.”
“As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words, and saute the kebab with onions.”