Letters to the Editor
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You know it when you see it
The foundational horror of torture requires the person knowing they are in a place that is outside the laws of any nation as well as any basic laws of humanity.
If you do not think so, imagine being kidnapped and put in a solitary cell with no light, no ability to speak with anyone, not even your captors, no idea why you were kidnapped or who your captors represent, given some moldy bread and water once a day, and no idea if you will ever be let go or be killed at any moment. At no point is physical violence used against you. Put yourself in that place and then imagine how you would feel. Imagine what you would call that treatment.
Torture is like porn. You know it when you see it or read about it. Don't need despicable asses like Rudy to try to rationalize or "define" torture.
Just when I think Rudy could not be a bigger political asshole than he is, he does something like this to prove me wrong.