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To: lorne who wrote (1510)	1/2/2003 1:41:27 PM
From: zonder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15987

Yes, one can argue that the victims suffered psychologically in the last few minutes of their lives. One can also argue that arson victims suffered likewise. (Actually, I remember a case when relatives of the victims of a plane crash sued the airline company for psychological damage to the victims in the minutes prior to the crash.) However, I object to the suffering of the victims being used as a justification to inflicting physical torture (expressly forbidden in numerous treaties) to people who are ALLEGEDLY part of the organization that carried the attacks out. There can be no justification for torture. Period. By the way, I think it is really pale to try to use the suffering of the WTC victims as justification for torture.