MB Civic

By Alberto Mora and John Shattuck | Tuesday, November 6, 2007 | The Washington Post

“…There is no more fundamental right, whether under U.S. law or under human rights principles, than a person’s right to be free not only from torture but also from cruel treatment, the lower level of abuse under law. If we were to legitimize cruelty — as those who espouse waterboarding would wish us to do — we would do violence to the concept of inalienable and inviolable personal rights. The protection afforded by law to core human dignity would be shattered, with incalculable damage to our nation’s deepest values, founding principles and constitutional order….”…BS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/05/AR2007110501594_pf.html