10 janeiro 2003

ECO-TERROR
Is torture ever justified? Even faced with monstrous terrorism, democracies break the taboo at their peril
Though many authoritarian regimes use torture, not one of even these openly admits it. A decision by the United States to employ some forms of torture, no matter how limited the circumstances, would shatter the taboo. The morale of the West in what may be a long war against terrorism would be gravely set back: to stay strong, the liberal democracies need to be certain that they are better than their enemies.