via John and Belle, US soldiers at an Afghan interrogation camp beat an innocent man to death over a period of days, until he looked like he had been run over by a bus (p. 8, if the link has expired); part of a systemic pattern of abuse.
I can't see any reason to doubt that the culpability for the torture goes higher than the people who are being charged with it. I can't see any reason to doubt that the culpability for covering it up goes much higher. And there's no reason to think that the torture increased our security or helped achieve our national goals in any way whatsoever. This is what our leaders, and our voters, have brought us to.
Posted by Matt Weiner at May 21, 2005 11:46 AM