There's something more than a little odd about this Hamza business. Granted, he has highly obnoxious views; but wouldn't the fact that he shoots his mouth off so publicly - quite apart from his somewhat distinctive appearance - make him precisely the worst person to have involved in any sort of terrorist network, as the US authorities are keen to allege? But then we see that quite a chunk of their apparent evidence appears to have been obtained in Guantanamo Bay. There are solid utilitarian reasons to avoid relying upon evidence obtained through torture: victims simply tell their interrogators whatever they want to hear. If even a fraction of the abuses the released detainees allege were committed there occurred, it is difficult to place too much faith in any supposed "evidence" that was obtained.
Friday, May 28, 2004
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