Tortured logic: "Trust us" is no longer good enough By Retired Brigadier General David R. Irvine The Convention Against Torture, which President Reagan signed 25 years ago, states "[n]o exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat of war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture." Reagan would be disappointed that many Americans reject that view. In a ...
June 20, 2013 - The Hook
When it Comes to Torture, "Trust Us" No Longer Good Enough The Convention Against Torture, which President Reagan signed 25 years ago, states "[n]o exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat of war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture."
June 19, 2013 - The Gilmer Mirror