America should not support torture

ABC news reported last week Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice chaired explicit White House discussions and approved which torture techniques should be used on prisoners, down to the number of times CIA agents could use a specific tactic, including water boarding.

America needs a secretary of state who can repair relations with countries around the world and stand up for human rights. Our international reputation and moral standing are just the latest in the ever-growing cost of the Bush/Cheney foreign policy.

It is proven that torture rarely will give you effective, reliable or creditable information. Torture does not assist in the solving of crimes. Tortured people will say anything. No real American can tolerate or condone torture. It is forbidden by the Constitution and only those who secretly wish for our nation to a abandon its principles and constitutional protections could ever support it.

This is not my America. Call our congressman and request Rice's resignation, now.

Chrisi Vineyard

Oswego