On 2011-03-19 13:20 , P. J. Alling wrote:
Once again, you are postulating torture for torture sake. There's no percentage in it. The Government gains nothing and can lose everything.
apparently, the US government has figured out its percentages on torture outcomes and decided it's worth doing as long as the blame can be deflected somewhat; don't ask me for the analysis that led to this conclusion
Rational beings don't risk that.
governments, like corporations, are not "rational beings", they are subject to a decision-making dynamic that can defy rationality in startlingly different ways than human beings themselves defy rationality
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