Opinion: Abu Zubaydah's suffering

Published April 30, 2009 at 7:00 a.m.
Torture or not, a human being was shattered for life by actions that in no way reflect who we are as a people...

...Lately, we've heard and read much about torture memos, waterboarding and insects in a box. It has been the occasion for somber reflection on our past and serious deliberation about our future. This is as it should be. It was Arizona Sen. John McCain, in talking about torture, who rightly reminded us that "it's not about who they are. It's about who we are."

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