http://www.truthout.org/why-torture-necessary58259#comment-188423

Why Torture is Necessary

Saturday 03 April 2010

by: Davidson Loehr, t r u t h o u t | Op-Ed

photo
(Image: Lance Page / t r u t h o u t; Adapted: duncan, Hayley Austin)

Secrecy, torture and the murder of those who resist are necessary parts of this perfect storm of unimaginable violence in the service of unimaginable theft.

Of our unambiguously evil actions, torturing humans or other animals must be among the most egregious. The UN Geneva Convention on Human Rights (1975 expanded version) defines torture as:

any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind....

A lot of good stuff in this: the "America .. greatest purveyor of violence" speech, how he was despised by all major media and much of the (even the African-American) public after that speech, how his next sermon after Memphis was to be "Is America Going to Hell?", reasons for assassination, contrast with Obama's war policy, and more.

A letter detailing the Tea Party Express that visited Utah this weekend and how We Are Change signs were blocked.
(Article and videos can be found here - http://www.nationalexpositor.com/News/2410.html)

Clint: We Are Change Utah -

As much as we wanted to set it (the big blue 9/11 banner) up behind the podium, we were respectful despite the numerous attempted bluffs to make us move, including having a government worker and the sheriff's department ask us on their behalf to move. The Tea Party Express wanted us to take down our sign, and alluded to the fact that we were not one of them, that we were a hate group, and suggested that we weren't there for the same reasons as them.

If they meant that we weren't there to subvert and destroy the effectiveness and relevance of the Tea Party movement as they were... then they were correct in their assumption.

Watched one of the greatest Movies of all-time tonight and could not help draw a connection in my mind between one the heroic characters in the film and the courageous spokespeople for 9/11 Truth. Most people are intimidated by Authority, but the people can be lifted by inspirational individuals who are willing to speak Truth to Power at risk to themselves.

To those courageous individuals who willing stand up and speak Truth to Power on 9/11 - a tribute to you with thanks. One day the Truth will Shout down the Fascists and Liars, despite all efforts by the State to silence them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KL76edqCKc