> Also, an expression of sympathies about the victim will only bloat the text and weaken the point I find important. The point being about optics. Not about th

> Also, an expression of sympathies about the victim will only bloat the text and weaken the point I find important. The point being about optics. Not about the suffering caused by torture. > What's the point of everyone repeating how horrible torture is? I think that must be given. It hasn't been obvious ever since the start of the War on Terror. At least not according to the Bush regime and people like Sam Harris or shows like 24. But me making that point might undermine the moral high ground of W. Civ.