tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913405.post6561916704598476052..comments2024-03-27T23:20:37.951-07:00Comments on Alan Bock's Blog: The party of torture?Steve Bockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08241868635191319611noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913405.post-81713440782076652782007-05-19T18:37:00.000-07:002007-05-19T18:37:00.000-07:00I think Alan Dershowitz was one of the first to pr...I think Alan Dershowitz was one of the first to provide moral cover for the idea of torture. But others whom one might think of as fairly thoughtful, including Charles Krauthammer, have also done so. And many conservatives are downright obscene in their embrace of "enhanced interrogation techniques."<BR/><BR/>I'm glad McCain noted that it is mostly people who have never served in the military or have no experience in interrogation who are so hot for torture, while almost all the high-ranking current and retired military officers who have discussed the subject have been foursquare against torture. These "sofa samurai" -- tip-of-the-hat to Taki -- learned from spy novels and "24."Alan Bockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181904910963486549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913405.post-55294771332991335792007-05-19T07:54:00.000-07:002007-05-19T07:54:00.000-07:00I've asked some elders in the family if this type ...I've asked some elders in the family if this type of overt discussion of torture was used in WWII, Korean War and Vietnam, and they all conclude no (only from memory).<BR/><BR/>What is "so scary" about the current conflict that presidential candidates are not willing to get up and say they support torture on national TV with our own solders still in the field?<BR/><BR/>Has Alan Dershowitz provided moral cover for this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com