A couple years ago, news surfaced of a Syrian-born Canadian detained by Americans and sent to Syria to be tortured. The man set out to sue the Uninted States. A Canadian inquiry into the event has concluded that, indeed, the man was falsely accused and tortured. While being tortured, he confessed to having trained in Afghanistan; the inquiry concludes that he was never there.
That's right.
America tortures innocent people in the name of fighting terrorism. When torture produces confessions, those confessions are bullshit. So what's the point of torture?
There is no point.
Powell's letter to McCain is a poignant reinforcement of the fact that Bush's torture policy hurts America.
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