[The Urban Sombrero]

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If the policy of the day, the aftermath of 9/11, was that waterboarding was an acceptable interrogation technique, (and I think it was policy beneath this nation) I do not agree with castigating Ms. Haspel for participating in that particular policy. However, this is a particularly slippery slope when it comes to torture, as every thug and tyrant could hide behind, “I was just doing my job, just carrying out policy,” as if “official policy” usurped basic human decency and morality.