Ultimately, however, the U.S. cannot outrun its staggering descent into barbarity. The Senate report has blocked the exit ramp. We must live up to what has occurred. As James Risen, a New York Times investigative reporter who describes collusion between the American Psychological Association and the C.I.A. in his excellent new book, Pay Any Price: Greed, Power and Endless War, writes, “The United States is now relearning an ancient lesson, dating back to the Roman empire. Brutalizing an enemy only serves to brutalize the army ordered to do it. Torture corrodes the mind of the torturer.”
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 02:07:44 +0000
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