Comments on: Najibullah Zazi Indicted For Bomb Plot

By: Sean D. Martin

Sean D. Martin — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:59:42 +0000

Buzz Killington: If that was one’s goal, why not just claim Zazi said something even though he didn’t?

Because if you don’t actually torture them you don’t get to actually feel manly.

By: Duros62

Duros62 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:18:31 +0000

Gee, you might just have something there, Buzz.

By: Indeed

Indeed — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:49:07 +0000

Seems easier to just skip the messy torture if you’re pursuing falsehood anyway.

One would thinks so.

By: Buzz Killington

Buzz Killington — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:37:28 +0000

If that was one’s goal, why not just claim Zazi said something even though he didn’t? Seems easier to just skip the messy torture if you’re pursuing falsehood anyway.

By: Indeed

Indeed — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:27:54 +0000

Maybe the Obama Administration should get directly involved. They could make sure that after Zazi reveals everything he knew through effective, legal interrogation, he could then be tortured for the specific purpose of eliciting anything which would advance the Administration’s political agenda (e.g., like the monsters of the previous administration did vis a vis “al-Queda is in league with Saddam”), all before Zazi stands trial. Never fucking forget.