Comments on: A New Study on Torture http://themoderatevoice.com/13164/a-new-study-on-torture/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:05:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Chris http://themoderatevoice.com/13164/a-new-study-on-torture/comment-page-1/#comment-83368 Chris Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:10:50 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/foreign-affairs/13164/a-new-study-on-torture/#comment-83368 <blockquote>Or is borrowing techniques from the Soviet Union only bad if what we are borrowing is something you don’t like?</blockquote> Steve Sturm: Yes, actually.

Or is borrowing techniques from the Soviet Union only bad if what we are borrowing is something you don’t like?

Steve Sturm: Yes, actually.

]]> By: stevesturm http://themoderatevoice.com/13164/a-new-study-on-torture/comment-page-1/#comment-83324 stevesturm Thu, 31 May 2007 21:55:12 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/foreign-affairs/13164/a-new-study-on-torture/#comment-83324 Are we supposed to be surprised that professionals with one hand tied behind their back can still get better results than amateurs? What the study ought to have done is compared apples to apples: whether pros who can use torture as one of their tools can accomplish more than pros who don't have that option. And Chris, since you seem so aghast at us emulating the Soviet Union, when are you renouncing all of your Sovietish economic prescriptions? Or is borrowing techniques from the Soviet Union only bad if what we are borrowing is something you don't like? Are we supposed to be surprised that professionals with one hand tied behind their back can still get better results than amateurs?

What the study ought to have done is compared apples to apples: whether pros who can use torture as one of their tools can accomplish more than pros who don’t have that option.

And Chris, since you seem so aghast at us emulating the Soviet Union, when are you renouncing all of your Sovietish economic prescriptions? Or is borrowing techniques from the Soviet Union only bad if what we are borrowing is something you don’t like?

]]> By: Chris http://themoderatevoice.com/13164/a-new-study-on-torture/comment-page-1/#comment-83310 Chris Thu, 31 May 2007 21:00:11 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/foreign-affairs/13164/a-new-study-on-torture/#comment-83310 The NY Times also says we are borrowing techniques used by the Soviet Union. And we're supposed to be the good guys? The NY Times also says we are borrowing techniques used by the Soviet Union. And we’re supposed to be the good guys?

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