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Canada takes US, Israel off torture watch list
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Published: 19.01.08, 19:20
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1. Torture
M. Hartley ,   Atlanta, US   (01.19.08)
A part-time City Councilman from Midland , TX , was asked on a local, live radio talk show just what he thought of the allegations of torture of Al Qaeda prisoners by the US military. His reply prompted his ejection from the studio, but to thunderous applause from the audience: "If hooking up a homicidal maniac’s testicles to a car's battery will save just one GI's life, then I have just two things to say": "Red is positive" "Black is negative"
2. This is torture???
Chaya ,   Bat Yam, Israel   (01.19.08)
Under "Definition of torture" the document lists US interrogation techniques such as forced nudity, isolation, sleep deprivation and blindfolding prisoners ==================== That is ridiculous!!!
3. Well, #2, I wonder how much you'd like it to have done to
me ,   here   (01.19.08)
your precious body. The goal doesn't validate any means!!! We don't want to go back to the Middle Ages. Thank you! Personally, I am against terrorism and torture. Asimple injection w truth serum would do, now, wouldn;t it?
4. What they all conveniently forget:
Willy ,   Israel   (01.19.08)
It's the torturer who decides who is to torture and who not. Who has committed a crime worthy of interrogation through torture never decides this question. Who is a criminal or even a suspect of whatever crime is a definition that, in 99,9% of cases are made not by those who are afterwards subjected to those rules. In other words: Go ahead. Three cheers for torture today!!! It may be you or your children tomorrow.
5. In other words: We know it's true but we bend over backwards
(01.19.08)
6. The truth will set you free
Jon   (01.19.08)
I guess you can't tell the truth about your friends
7. Apology accepted, case closed.
Tahl ,   Israel   (01.19.08)
8. Try living in Israel as a good person
Josh   (01.19.08)
...its torture.
9. Torture?
Kerry ,   Las Vegas   (01.20.08)
And our enemies just maim, behead, and burn their enemies. What a bunch of liberal idiots. We will lose this battle against Islamofasciam if the liberals do not realize who the real enemy is!
10. Proud Canadian
George Saliba ,   Canada   (01.20.08)
Steven Harper is the Canadian version of George Bush. Both follow the same religious ideology. This decision makes me laugh, pictures from Guantanomo and Abougreabe still fresh in the news Next Canadian election will see.
11. pathetic responses
Ahmad ,   Nablus   (01.20.08)
bernier is part of the the noe-con Canadian government, AKA Zionists sympathizers, just like George Bush's government is, so, go figures Israeil & the US are the only two world states that legalizing torture (terror) in extracting confessions. tuly it is pathetic to see some readers denyting such practices. Shame, shame
12. I dont'e even care
(01.21.08)
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