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When did we become like Syria?
As I watched a surreal torture case unfold in a U.S. courtroom, the line between dictatorship and democracy seemed to disappear.
By Alia Malek [2007-11-14]

  • US Criminal Code Title 18 Chapter 113C - Torture

    I'm sorry, in my last post I didn't make clear that George Bush said that torture was defined in US Criminal Code. That was the quote I was refering to.

    Here it is again:

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    For those of you who don't know what torture is, here is the definition referred to by George Bush recently:

    (1) “torture” means an act committed by a person acting under the color of law specifically intended to inflict severe physical or mental pain or suffering (other than pain or suffering incidental to lawful sanctions) upon another person within his custody or physical control;

    It goes into more depth on the definitions of pain and suffering, but it's what any moral American would expect.

    Here's a link

    http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/usc_sec_18_00002340----000-.html

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    -- jamesmk
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    Wednesday, November 14, 2007 05:08 AM
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