NewRepublicans.net not so "new"

below is my response [awaiting moderation] to their post "Is America Safer?"

come on people, shed the tough guy attitude and get a clue.

torture is not okay. it does not “make us safer”. there are many ways of obtaining information. if you think “intimidating dogs” and women’s underwear is torture then you don’t have a clue. and waterboarding, which is torture, is only one technique.

i would recommend The Least Worst Place: Guantanamo’s First 100 Days
http://www.booktv.org/program.aspx?ProgramId=10405&SectionName=

i would also recommend Torturing the Rule of Law
http://lewrockwell.com/paul/paul530.html

Still tortured by what I saw in Iraq - Matthew Alexander
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/28/AR2008112802242.html

and hear him on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsXl46C_NSU

and does anyone want to talk about the IRF: Immediate Reaction Force? or General Taguba?

america will be safe so long as the rule of law is upheld. in the meantime, secrecy and the prolongation of carrying out any justice, and not ending these illegal “wars” will continue to be mounted as evidence against this nation.

In addition - a few articles of relevance to Taguba

• "You can't sweep unlawful activities under the table"
• Robert Gibbs attacks Gen Taguba

Scahill's piece on "Extrajudicial Terror Squads"

"Torture is illegal!" - Jesse Ventura on the View. He turns any serious conversation into entertainment whilst making good arguments.