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To: one_less who wrote (157077)	1/26/2005 3:38:14 PM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 281500

We live in atypical times. The use of terror against civilian populations has been all too common. Yes its unlikely that someone who has critical knowledge of an impending disaster would be in custody at the critical moment. But if we had such a character in custody on 9/11, perhaps we would have had time to neutralize that operation. If our pre-9/11 intel was better, we might have actually realized that we had such a person in custody in MN. mike

To: one_less who wrote (157077)	1/26/2005 3:40:38 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

I do not generally endorse torture. I consider there to be exigent circumstances where one does not have a lot of time to work on interrogation, and the chance of getting the relevant information in time is worth what might be considered torture. I presume only that he is likely to know where I can find the ticking bomb. I cannot say for certain, and he is not "in control" of the bomb. I just need information to stop it, and he is my only hope. I am of the "Sippowicz" school of interrogation: if a kid may die without timely information, and the perp is holding out, you are justified in smacking him around.