Torture isn't patriotic (Boston Globe editorial)

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Globe editorial
The Boston Globe
Torture isn't patriotic
May 16, 2009

... The significance of Soufan's story today is not only that it contradicts Cheney's false claims for the value of torture; it also demonstrates that there were deeply patriotic individuals enrolled in the struggle against Al Qaeda who did not condone, and refused to participate in, illegal acts of torture of prisoners.

For his part, Zelikow peeled away obfuscating arguments for the necessity of torture. Acknowledging that the CIA's harsh methods may have produced some useful intelligence, he nevertheless observed: "The issue is not whether the CIA program of extreme physical coercion produced useful intelligence; it is about its net value when compared to the alternatives." In this, he was concurring with a point President Obama has made: that the use of torture corrodes the character of America.

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2009/05/16/torture_isnt_patriotic/

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1. Why do I think it's not money that makes NYT want to shut the Globe down? NT