See No Evil
At The Poor Man, John Derbyshire plays the straight man:
The Poor Man—Easy Answers To Unnecessarily Stupid Questions
Over at National Review (happy 50th, guys!), John Derbyshire blogs from a sensory deprivation chamber deep beneath the surface of Mars:
Define “abusing.” Some of these prisoners are ruthless terrorists with the blood of Americans—and, of course, many Iraqis—on their hands. Most of them have done something or other to end up in custody. If U.S. interrogators yell at them, is that “abuse”? If they threaten or intimidate them, is that “abuse”? If they prevent them going to the bathroom for a couple of hours, is that “abuse”? If they smack them upside the head, is that “abuse”?
Nobody seems much interested in drawing lines here. There’s a lot of loose talk about “torture” and even, from the more hysterical kind of commentators, “murder” of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. troops.
I have seen evidence of some disgraceful and un-soldierly behavior by U.S. troops, for which the persons suspected have been arrested and will be tried and punished. I have not seen any evidence of “torture” (ripping out fingernails, applying blowtorches to flesh) or “murder” (killing). Where is that evidence? Where is it?
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Monday, January 3rd, 2005 @ 2:43 pm 
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