In Crunch, Americans Don't Handcuff Torture

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WHAT does Hollywood think about torture?

The answer isn't as obvious as you think. As a political force, Hollywood is against torture, which ranks somewhere in the parade of horribles ahead of SUV ownership and perhaps voting Republican. No doubt Barbra Streisand and Alec Baldwin have delivered dinner-table stemwinders against the Bush administration's defense of "coercive measures" in extreme circumstances.

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In Crunch, Americans Don't Handcuff Torture

To be fair, the Hollywood crowd isn't alone. In Washington, the issue of torture has united liberals and divided conservatives. One disagreement is what people mean by "torture." If you mean hot pokers in unwelcome places, pretty ...

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