Ghost of a flea: Al Gore on a flying visit to Hell

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January 27, 2009

Al Gore on a flying visit to Hell

”Look, the best line about torture I’ve heard came from [retired CIA officer turned war-on-terrorism critic] Milt Beardon,” Damon says. “He said, ‘If a guy knows where a dirty bomb is hidden that’s going to go off in a Marriott, put me in a room with him and I’ll find out. But don’t codify that. Just let me break the law.’

“Which I think is right. You can’t legalize torture. But anybody would do it in that situation. You’d do it to me in that situation; you’d pull out my fingernails if you thought I knew something like that.”

Tempted to link some Bourne dvds or some such at Amazon but even I sometimes recognize where my humour can be wearying.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at January 27, 2009 05:44 AM

Comments

Yes. It shouldn't be easy for someone to go about torturing another person. If you were involved in the (for the most part far-fetched) "ticking time bomb" scenario, you had better damn well be sure to risk your neck before you start wringing someone else's.

Posted by: dorkafork at February 2, 2009 11:22 PM

“Which I think is right. You can’t legalize torture. But anybody would do it in that situation. You’d do it to me in that situation; you’d pull out my fingernails if you thought I knew something like that.”
Thats a great one. Enjoyed reading it thanks.

Posted by: Daniel Stevens at March 9, 2009 03:14 PM