Of Actions and Consequences, Torture and Troops

William Rivers Pitt writes: "Recall, for context, our national debate over torture, renditions, and the rights of prisoners captured in the 'War on Terror.' Recall the secret memos, endorsed by then-White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales, that slapped aside Geneva Convention prohibitions against the torture of prisoners. Recall Abu Ghraib, and the shameful photos documenting the absence of those prohibitions in living, bleeding color. It was theoretical at the time, that debate, an exercise in nationalist rhetoric and sound-bite showmanship. It isn't theoretical anymore."

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