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To: Ilaine who wrote (80706)	3/9/2003 3:09:52 PM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

I don't believe that radical Islamists believe it's morally wrong to torture Christians or Jews, nor the wrong flavor of Muslim, so I don't suppose they'd sign on for a prohibition of torture. Do you? But at any rate, I think it's worth debating whether American government employees should be able to do the same. Are you proposing to eliminate the current policy ban on US personnel torturing foreign prisoners?

To: Ilaine who wrote (80706)	3/9/2003 3:33:59 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 281500

I don't believe that radical Islamists believe it's morally wrong to torture Christians or Jews, nor the wrong flavor of Muslim, so I don't suppose they'd sign on for a prohibition of torture. Do you? The Philosophy seems to be "sign anything, then do as you please." However, some of these International Protocols do help. I am reading an Historical Novel based on the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. It does not make a point of it, but it is obvious that as badly as our POWs were treated, it would have been even worse without the Red Cross, et al.