And Then They Came For Me

by digby

One of Sullivan’s readers sent this in:

First they tortured in ticking time bomb cases but I didn’t mind because it was a clear and imminent danger.

Second they tortured “slow-fuse” high value detainees and I didn’t mind, because you never know what might happen.

Third they tortured Iraqi and Afghan prisoners who weren’t high value, but who might have had useful information, and I didn’t mind, because they were acting in good faith.

Fourth they tortured prisoners to establish a link between Al Qaeda and Saddam, and I didn’t mind, because surely there must have been such a connection.

Finally, they came to torture me, and nobody cared, because if I was being tortured, I obviously deserved to be tortured, and, as Peggy Noonan says, some things are just mysterious and it’s best to just keep on walking.

Of course, if you haven’t done anything wrong you have nothing to worry about. None of our torture techniques leave lasting damage, which is what separates us from the evil ones.

h/t to sleon