Borat Goes Dating
Borat Goes Hunting
Borat Goes Wine Tasting
Borat Plays Cricket
Borat Goes Historical
Borat Plays Football
Borat’s Guide to Animals
Borat’s Guide to Patriotism
Day: September 29, 2006
Waterboarding
Mister Rogers Plays Donkey Kong
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The Taxonomy of Torture
What is torture? Euphemisms like “stress position” cover a wide range of practices, from the merely uncomfortable to the wickedly cruel and painful. At Slate, we have wrestled with the definitions of abuse and torture and how best to present these morally and legally complicated terms. The taxonomy follows the legal maxim of res ipsa loquiturlet the thing speak for itself. The tactics below are listed in order from least to most severe.
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The Detainee Bill
CNN, Senate OKs bill for detainee trials, interrogations
Molly Ivins, Habeas Corpus R.I.P. (1215 – 2006)
Glenn Greenwald, The legalization of torture and permanent detention
John Scalzi, On Moral Cowardice