FastSaying

There is still much debate about whether torture has been effective in eliciting information - the assumption being, apparently, that if it is effective, then it may be justified.

Noam Chomsky

Related Quotes

Guantanamo is still open, but it's unlikely that serious torture is going on at Guantanamo. There is just too much inspection.
— Noam Chomsky
GoingGuantanamoInspection
Bradley Manning has been imprisoned without charge, under torture, which is what solitary confinement is.
— Noam Chomsky
BeenChargeConfinement
Washington still refuses to provide evidence to support the claims in 1990 that a huge Iraqi military build-up on the Saudi border justified war.
— Noam Chomsky
BorderClaimsEvidence
The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum....
— Noam Chomsky
1998acceptable-opinioncontrol
If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged.
— Noam Chomsky
AmericanAmerican PresidentApplied