[Dean's World] Dave Price: Then And Now

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Posted by Dave Price:
Then And Now
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1191867945.shtml


   No, we didn't waterboard terrorists, spies, and saboteurs back in the
   1940s. We [1]summarily executed them.
   A military general is not a terrorist; the two situations are not
   remotely comparable, and laws and customs have reflected that for a
   long time.
   [2]Khalid Sheik Mohammed, mastermind of 9/11, did not spill the beans
   on terrorist operations intended to murder American civilians after a
   nice steak dinner and a rousing battle of pawns, rooks, and bishops --
   and nor was he executed. He was made very uncomfortable for about 150
   seconds, with no lasting damage, and American lives were saved.
   So the question the terrorist coddlers have to answer is this: are
   your family's lives worth a couple minutes of discomfort for a mass
   murderer? Because mine are, and I'll be damned if they'll be
   sacrificed for someone's high-minded notions of what constitutes fair
   play.

References

   1. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0PBZ/is_1_84/ai_n6112527
   2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalid_Sheik_Mohammed