I have a hard time understanding how we could suddenly talk about torture as one option for interrogation. What about universal human rights? What about American ideals of freedom, democracy and respect for life? What about 'end does not justify the means'?
Dahlia Lithwick writes about how we got 'there' from 'here': the Abu Ghraib scandal numbed our psyche to accept torture.
- Of course some of us cannot accept torture as a viable option ever. But some of us cannot accept the death penalty either.
How the Abu Ghraib images lost their power to horrify. By Dahlia Lithwick - Slate Magazine
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