The Torture Test
So you condone the use of torture as a weapon in the War on Terror? Consider this scenario. I am your prospective torturer. Convince me that I shouldn’t torture you.
Mark Waters marked time at 7:57 pm on October 18th, 2006 .
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So you condone the use of torture as a weapon in the War on Terror? Consider this scenario. I am your prospective torturer. Convince me that I shouldn’t torture you.
Mark Waters marked time at 7:57 pm on October 18th, 2006 .
I promise to give you all the details of my plot to fly an aeroplane into the White House and the name of all my terrorist contacts in Al Qaeda. Please don’t torture me!
I don’t believe you. I think you’re lying just to divert my attention and save your skin.
Anyway, I’ve passed your details onto the authorities just in case
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