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Australianlibertarian · 11-15-05, 09:28 PM

Stu Ghatz let me say this;

If America had/has more intelligence operatives that could speak Arabic, Farsi, and Indonesian, maybe we wouldn't need to torture people, because US intelligence services could gather usefull intelligence and prevent and prosecute those willing to commit terrorist acts.

Sure the U.S may not perform torture, but that doesn't mean that they outsource it to other countries??

Also I'd like to know if torture actually gives any usefull information, or does the recieving person just tell the torturer exactly what he/or she wants to here?

As soon as you allow governments grey areas of power they will abuse it. Whether it be in the U.S or Australia.

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Australianlibertarian Advisor Join Date: Jul 2005 Last Online: Today 04:12 AM Location: Geelong, Australia Posts: 547 Thanks: 26 Thanked 105 Times in 65 Posts Lean: Libertarian Gender: Current Mood:	Re: McCain torture ammendment stupid, & dangerous! Stu Ghatz let me say this; If America had/has more intelligence operatives that could speak Arabic, Farsi, and Indonesian, maybe we wouldn't need to torture people, because US intelligence services could gather usefull intelligence and prevent and prosecute those willing to commit terrorist acts. Sure the U.S may not perform torture, but that doesn't mean that they outsource it to other countries?? Also I'd like to know if torture actually gives any usefull information, or does the recieving person just tell the torturer exactly what he/or she wants to here? As soon as you allow governments grey areas of power they will abuse it. Whether it be in the U.S or Australia. __________________ I like liberals because they believe in moral freedoms. I like fiscal conservatives because they believe in financial freedoms. The problem is; I just don't like the rest of their policies! Libertarian all the way!