Torturing for America
Sent this letter about torture to NPR’s Morning Edition today:
Matt Miller’s comments supporting torture and murder of terror suspects were the worst I have heard in twenty-five years of listening to NPR. He thinks the end justifies the means, which makes him morally bankrupt, but that alone doesn’t make him stand out. He stands out for his coy claim, “I would prefer to be spared the details,” by which he really means “I don’t want YOU to know the details.” In plain English, he knows or suspects that our government tortures and murders, and he approves, but he wants it kept secret from those of us who don’t know and might not approve. In a country that calls itself a democracy, that upholds the rule of law, could any suggestion be more obscene?And isn’t airing such a suggestion out of step with your own mission? Shame.