[kj] [KJ] OT: Afghantsi on UK channel More4 now...

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They (the governments) clearly couldn't care less - all they do is 'dead agent' the people who
disagree with them.
 
Regarding torture, yeah I'd fucking agree to anything they said to stop them pouring boiling
water down my throat. Hark at this depressing horror story:
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6275152.stm
 
Makes my imagination go wild.
 
There's absolutely NOTHING we can do & that's not that I don't care or a cop-out, it's because
there is nothing that *can* be done other than invading, which, erm, isn't the best way is it?
Pre-emptive and all that.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On Behalf Of Brendan Quinn
Sent: 19 June 2008 12:46
To: 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'
Subject: Re: [kj] [KJ] OT: Afghantsi on UK channel More4 now...



The stupid thing is that, contrary to what you'd think, torture doesn't often render much useful information, and it's harmful not only to the torturee but also the torturer, let alone what it does to the culture who condones it.

 

It's hard to know whether someone is telling the truth under torture, being deceptive, or just saying anything to avoid the pain.

 

And re all the anti-war protests all over the world, it's telling that even with all that, doesn't seem to have any effect. I'm under the impression that more people were opposed to the UK aiding the US this time, yet Blair still went ahead and did it. Might be wrong on that one...?

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