Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 12:02:54 -0400
To: Matthew Gaylor <freematt@coil.com>
From: Matthew Gaylor <freematt@coil.com>
Subject: Re: 9-11 Narco-Interrogation & Torture
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Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 10:43:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: "J.D. Abolins" <jda-ir@pluto.njcc.com>
To: Matthew Gaylor <freematt@coil.com>
Subject: Re: 9-11 Narco-Interrogation & Torture

Somewhere in the Washington Post article on the considerations of duress
was a brief mention of something even more chilling: the use of duress
against family members of the suspect. At least with the torture of the
subject (bad as it is), there is some comfort in the knowledge that the
duiress is not extended to one's family. But if things get really nasty,
the USA might outsource such duress. Are we ready to accept the torture
of, say, a 10-year in order to get dad to spill the beans? (If we do, what
kind of people have we become?)

J.D. Abolins
Meyda Online -- Infosec & Privacy Studies



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