] It is commonly said that we are a nation of laws, not
] men. And we are. But beyond the laws, we are also a
] nation of men and women with a common ethic. Some things
] are not American. Torture, for damned sure, is one of
] them.

Whether or not anyone is listening, and probably several years late, a pubic political debate about torture has, in fact, ensued.

A Plunge From the Moral Heights (washingtonpost.com)