Since 9/11, there has been a vigorous debate in this country about the morality, legality and efficacy of using torture as a means of obtaining needed information. It is clear that President Bush believes that torture is sometimes needed, while President Obama believes that torture is always wrong...
(8) Comments | Posted May 3, 2012 | 1:33 PM
Jose Rodriguez, former chief of the CIA's Counter-Terrorism Center, has written a book, Hard Measures: How Aggressive CIA Actions After 9/11 Saved American Lives, about his involvement in the CIA detention/interrogation/torture program for 9/11 detainees. It is one more effort by former Bush Administration officials, including former President Bush himself,...
(0) Comments | Posted January 12, 2012 | 11:30 AM
The religious community knows well the power of symbols. Religious symbols motivate people of faith to do good and even courageous acts. Some religions see God in the symbol itself amplifying its power to motivate.
Symbols can also be destructive. They can confuse...
(15) Comments | Posted November 28, 2011 | 5:00 PM
For thousands of years, there have been rules of war. As much as a nation wants to win an armed conflict, there are certain steps that should never be taken -- steps that take us to the dark side. In ancient times, there were prohibitions against cutting down olive trees....
(41) Comments | Posted September 1, 2011 | 4:22 PM
It is hard to believe. The former vice president of this great nation is admitting that he gave leadership to acts which are immoral under God and unlawful under our criminal code and Constitution, and he proudly declares he would do it again.
In an NBC interview that aired this...
(1) Comments | Posted May 21, 2012 | 4:14 PM