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Re:US Senate Report on CIA Detention and Interrogation Program by jaimebuelta on Tuesday December 09, 2014 @12:52PM (#8724320)
Let me refresh one of the key point of the report (sorry about the caps)

TORTURE IS NOT EFFECTIVE

This is hardly news, it has been known for a long time. CIA knew it before 9/11

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Re:US Senate Report on CIA Detention and Interrogation Program by tosser-001 on Tuesday December 09, 2014 @12:54PM (#8724334)
Again, that to me is the crux also. If it is not effective than there is no justification. If it is, which the CIA claims it was, then I have no ethical problem with it in this limited situation
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Re:US Senate Report on CIA Detention and Interrogation Program by mikeash on Tuesday December 09, 2014 @01:16PM (#8724517)
The CIA is completely biased here. They have every reason to claim that torture is effective purely to defend their past actions. Their stated opinion on it means absolutely nothing, in that you'd expect them to say exactly that either way.
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