http://jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/rabbis-to-join-anti-torture-day/ Rabbis for Human Rights-North America will join a national appeal to President-elect Barack Obama to order an end to torture. en-us rkampeas@jta.org Copyright 2008 2008-11-12T;02:38:00-05:00 Rachel@philo.org Why do you assume in that situation that torture is the answer? What if you have the wrong person? Why would the information received under torture be reliable? People will say anything to end torture--I believe John McCain confessed to being the Green Bay Packers while being tortured in Vietnam. There is a reason the FBI opposed interrogations using torture at Guantanamo, and why the Israeli Army uses other methods of gaining intelligence from suspects. If my child was kidnapped, I’d want the best method used to find her--and that method is not torture. Torture is designed to terrorize people and humiliate them, but it’s remarkably ineffective at getting information. Why do you assume in that situation that torture is the answer? What if you have the wrong person? Why would the information received under torture be reliable? People will say anything to end torture--I believe John McCain confessed to being the Green Bay Packers while being tortured in Vietnam. There is a reason the FBI opposed interrogations using torture at Guantanamo, and why the Israeli Army uses other methods of gaining intelligence from suspects. If my child was kidnapped, I’d want the best method used to find her--and that method is not torture. Torture is designed to terrorize people and humiliate them, but it’s remarkably ineffective at getting information.

]]> 2009-11-23T;13:31:00-05:00 leannsherman@sbcglobal.net If these rabbis’ children or grandchildren were kidnapped and being held in an unknown location, they’d want the person who knew their whereabouts tortured if it meant finding their loved ones.  Never say never torture. If these rabbis’ children or grandchildren were kidnapped and being held in an unknown location, they’d want the person who knew their whereabouts tortured if it meant finding their loved ones.  Never say never torture.

]]> 2009-11-23T;13:31:00-05:00 kshapero@yahoo.com These guys have too much time on their hands. Start taking care of Jews first. These guys have too much time on their hands. Start taking care of Jews first.

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