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[kateorman]

Continuing to think about Ted Lapkin's SMH article defending torture at Guantanamo Bay.

Probably the most misleading aspect of the article is Lapkin's effort to downplay the abuse. I summarised his point like this: The mistreatment was merely "mild discomfort". They were only "denied their full eight hours of slumber

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[motiveforce]

"undertake to prevent"

So... we should undertake toture as a means to preventing torture. Seems perfectly clear to me.

;)

[kelemvor]

Refer to "Just War". Sleep deprivation is one of the oldest and most effective forms of torture - it stops the brain and then the body from functioning properly.
Wonder who he'd feel after 72 hours with threats of violence and death instead of sleep...