Does Torture Work? - Senator Carl Levin

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/27/Levin_Enters_the_Fray_Lashes_Out_at_Cheney

U.S. Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) argues that information gathered through torture is unreliable and can lead to disastrous results. He says "treating detainees harshly is actually a roadblock to getting intelligence" because it reinforces terrorist's distorted worldview.

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Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee Carl Levin attacks former Vice President Dick Cheney's remarks over detainee policies of the Bush administration.

He describes his committee's findings, arguing that not only is torture amoral, but also inefficient and counterproductive. - Foreign Policy Association

Carl Milton Levin (born June 28, 1934) is a Democratic United States Senator from Michigan and is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services. He has been in the Senate since 1979 and Michigan's senior senator since 1995. He is the longest-serving US Senator ever to represent Michigan. Levin attended Detroit public schools and graduated from Swarthmore College in 1956 and from Harvard Law School in 1959. Soon after earning his law degree, he was admitted to the Michigan bar and opened a practice in Detroit, where he still lives. He received honorary degrees from Michigan State University in 2004 and Wayne State University in 2005. He was state assistant attorney general and general counsel for the Michigan civil rights commission from 1964-67. He was special assistant attorney general for the State of Michigan and chief appellate defender for the city of Detroit from 1968-69. He was a member of the Detroit City Council 1969-77, the last four years as council president.

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[jonesjamie]

Agreed!

"Give me liberty or give me death"

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Live by your morals or die by your morals.

If America changes its moral stance because of some threat its not america anymore(yes I know thats an exaggeration)

Thats letting people change the physical makeup of or country plus the spiritual makeup of our country in one swoop.

Torture = fail for us

Torture = win for them(yes, that's odd)

[im4wur2]

If OUR representatives aren't accountable for their actions then we're in more trouble than many can even imagine; because if corrupt and criminal representatives know they won't be held accountable by citizens of the US, they won't stop. To their way of thinking, why should they? - It's up to we the people to demonstrate our support for... and in fact demand ACCOUNTABILITY from our elected officials.

[hotrod4you2]

TANKER DEAL >Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich and others, heads the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the hearings will look into "the propriety of the procurement process of the KC-X tanker blast us law makers for betrayal and out sorcing america

[BanPhotoRadar]

Funny, how good ole boy Levin thinks it is okay for Americans to be sexually assaulted, irradiated, and strip searched by TSA.

[log140]

Torture is a war-crime! period!

just to discuss if it works, proves the US has lost it`s moral values..

[kagiso3741]

@nickrambus Amen brother ..

[kagiso3741]

I sure would love to see Carl Levin, my state's senator .. tortured for all the corruption and lies he has perpetrated on the American people .. How about having each lie .. exposed 1 at at time to the world .. as his form of torture .. Assuming you spent 30 seconds explaining each lie .. and retating his lie .. . This would take several months even if you did it 24 / 7 ...

[Zzozze]

@Ruinous How do you know this? Yeah you were there too!!!!

[Ruinous]

Yeah, lets ask a pampered democrat senator if torture works. That only experience he has in torture is his highly paid trick that ties him up to his bed at the Hilton with furry handcuffs.

[nickrambus]

Carl Levin is a worthles toxic piece of government crap, that does know his own fat ass from thrid base. He has freeloading on our tax dollars for over 30 years and hasn't accomplish squat. He is a life sucking, money sucking, soul sucking load on mankind.

[bluete21]

Wow, thank you Senator for stating this so clearly. I hope others will listen!

[killer8579]

you people are the sick and hideous one's. The torture techniques were used on TERRORISTS to extract info. what, now were just going to bring in a cup of tea to the terrorist and ask him very politly to give up info (hahahaha)? These terrorists dont give a FUCK ABOUT US, infack most of them killed or were linked to killing american's. You obamabots are the reason that are country will be attacked again soon, it's coming. Obama has let out some of the most dangerous terrorists in the world!!!!!!