In His Name, All Torture Shall Cease
Is it time to be outraged yet? Are we allowed to be up in arms now? 'Cause I'm mad. I'm damn man. Granted, directionless internet rage is not always the catalyst for change my generation hopes it be. Still, there's something to be said for speaking out, for making use of one's sphere of influence to at least raise awareness and shed light on issues that aren't getting the attention they deserve. The squeaky wheel gets the grease, as they say. And while my sphere of influence, at least as far as this blog is concerned, is thirty or so people, I find it worthwhile still to shout my hopefully-prophetic calls into the void. You may say I'm a dreamer. But, ya know... So here's the deal: The cherry on top of this awful, pitiful year, of senseless killings, international unrest and racial tension, is the recently-released this Senate report verifying our military's use of torture techniques to acquire enemy intelligence throughout our w...