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To: Steve Dietrich who wrote (472297)4/15/2009 7:23:54 PM
From: Tenchusatsu1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1576001
 
SD, > The UN Convention on Torture defines and bans torture. We have signed and ratified that treaty. It is law in the United States. It really is that simple.

Not according to Jack Bauer ...

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To: Steve Dietrich who wrote (472297)4/15/2009 10:03:58 PM
From: one_less  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1576001
 
It can be that simple, unless folks decide to use the term as a partisan ploy, or a bargaining chip, then the term begins to carry disparate interpretations, depending on the level of BDS or camp agenda. I agree it's not helpful but such is politics.