Leonard Pitts on Torture

After 9/11 Mr. Pitts wrote one of the most widely read articles on our national mood. It was a rallying cry for action. I'm sure you recall the line: "You monster. You beast. You unspeakable bastard."

He's back with a vengeance with this new piece, taking the Bush Administration to task for their support of torture. I hope this article also serves as a call to action.

"We do not torture," said the president. And that's that, right? I mean, if you can't believe the Bush administration, who can you believe? No torture. Period, end of sentence. "

LATER IN THE ARTICLE HE SAYS:

In the name of fighting terror, we have terrorized, and in the name of defending our values, we have betrayed them. We have imprisoned Muslims in America and refused to say if we had them, why we had them, or even to provide them attorneys. We have passed laws making it easier for government to snoop into what you read, who you talk to, where you go. We have equated dissent with lack of patriotism, disagreement with treason. And we have tortured.

Americans DO NOT support torture. We deserve a President who holds our values. I dare anyone to read Pitts and disagree.