Andrew Sullivan weighs in on the torture bill with his usual intellectual and moral sobriety. I disagree with him on many topics of governance, but he has been a steady opponent of the tyranny of this administration. He calls the administration what it is. He is right to call this a "torture bill." I can't count how many times in the last few weeks I have seen Orwellian euphemisms in the mainstream media:
"Terror Bill"
"Interrogation Bill"
"Detainee Treatment Bill"
Blah, blah, blah. Journalistic fairmindedness does not require suspension of reason and honest interpretation. When someone is threatened with drowning, it is torture. Call it by its right name. When he is kept awake for weeks on end, it is torture. Call it by its right name. When a man is beaten until his legs turn to pulp, it is torture. Call it by its right name.
This administration is fighting for the right to torture people in its custody. Why can't we state that plainly in our headlines?
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