tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post8651099710175392495..comments2023-11-03T06:36:27.305-04:00Comments on Phronesisaical: Suspecthelmuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09069600766378586919noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post-79726651621947919542007-03-16T09:53:00.000-04:002007-03-16T09:53:00.000-04:00There is a very good interview with Stephen Grey o...There is a very good interview with Stephen Grey on Radio New Zealand about this topic (especially the outsourcing of torture) <A HREF="http://www.radionz.co.nz/podcasts/saturday.rss" REL="nofollow">here</A>. I was listening to it yesterday. One interesting point that came up was the new (since 9/11) acceptance of torture on TV programs like 24. The shift in thinking really is remarkable, when you consider it.<BR/><BR/>Who knows how much of this confession is real, anyway? The problem with torture is that it makes every confession suspect.Badaunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421084688117792172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post-44012253089224532732007-03-15T23:49:00.000-04:002007-03-15T23:49:00.000-04:00I think undermining the legitimacy of "governing" ...I think undermining the legitimacy of "governing" is in fact the over-arching mission. They have adroitly shown us what a farce "democratic " capitalism is and done it far more convincingly than any "leftist" ever could have. I believe they are demonstrating the inherant weaknesses in our constitution and it's so called "system of checks and balances" and for this I am grateful.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, fascistic tendencies are more likely to fill the void than emancipatory ones but still, an opening is created.troutskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16020298501632120830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post-12249381468764709022007-03-15T12:13:00.000-04:002007-03-15T12:13:00.000-04:00I heard the news a couple hours after I finished w...I heard the news a couple hours after I finished watching "The Road to Guantanamo" and just laughed. I like that NPR's bullet says Mohammed is "allegedly confessing."MThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02341704109256270557noreply@blogger.com